1881-CC & 1885-CC Morgan Dollars -- First Photos with New Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Camera

Stuart

Here are photos of 2 Morgan Dollars with my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Digital Camera, as promised.

1881-CC PCGS MS-64 PL Morgan Dollar




1885-CC ANACS MS-64 DMPL Morgan Dollar

kidd

akdjakjf........... sorry, can`t talk and drool at the same time. real beauties

Vet

Great pics and ladies

Bear

That 85cc has got to be the nicest 64 ever. Lovely coins

and great pictures. Thanks for sharingthem with us.

Stuart

Bear, Vet and Kidd: Thanks for your compliments on my 1881-CC and 1885-CC Morgans and also your kind words about the photo quality.
These are just my first attempts at using the new camera, so the photos will improve as my skills with the camera improve.

By the way, the 1881-CC is a new coin which I traded for at last weekend's Pasadena (Houston) Coin Show. I was able to make a trade with a local dealer for this pretty PCGS MS-64 PL 1881-CC Morgan on the Sunday as I was leaving the show. It was a great deal for the both of us!!

Here's the original 1881-CC trade thread if you are interested... 1881-CC PCGS MS-64 PL Morgan Trade

Stuart

For the night shift...

jdsinva

I just love how you were able to capture the mirrors. . .great photos!

Jeff

DHeath

Stuart,

I thought for a minute I was looking at a modern thread. Nice coins.....and pics.

mgoodm3

Nice pics.

Stuart

ManofCoins: Thanks for your compliments on the photos and the coins. In answer to your question, prior to this new camera, I have been using my wife's Olympus C-700 Ultra-Zoom, which is a nice 2 Megapixel digital camera.

I should mention that I took these photos at the 2nd to lowest image resolution that the camera offers (1280 x 960) which yields 500 KByte .jpg compressed images -- this 5 Megapixel camera can create images up to 2560 x 1920 resolution which would yield 2500 KByte (2.5 MB) .jpg compressed images for high resolution photography.

MORGANHUNTER2

Stuart: looks like the camera was a wise investment- ok for 3 bucks a coin come on over an shoot mine- and I have plenty of

JoshL

Beautiful coin...

Check your PM...

thanks

dizzlecc

I have to ask if you did any editing to the photos. Inquiring minds want to know.

Blade

Stuart,
Why sis the 85-CC grade MS64? Looks like a really great coin. Are there hairlines in the fields that are not showing up in the picture? If not, I would crack it and resubmit in a heartbeat.

JoshL

Hmmm

I will have to figure out how to remove the coin from the holder with Adobe.

They have a cutting tool but it isn't round. Perhaps I should look for a new setting!

Stuart

Damian: It's all descibed in the other thread: 1885-CC Morgan Dollar Thread -- Photo Methodology

Tassa

Great looking coins and nice pics, Stuart.

Stuart

Tom: Long story, but PCGS refused to certify the 1885-CC when both the previous owner (and later I) tried to cross it, due to hairlines on Miss Liberty's cheek on the obverse, which barely even show up in any photographs of the coin, and which are in fact very difficult to image.

I can provide further details via PM if you are interested...

loanshark

Stuart,

Nice coins and great pictures. They look a little better than the 1894-P you saw me buy at the Pasadena show. Still very pleased with my purchase. Wish my coins could have looked that nice.

Loan Shark

Stuart

Thanks Steve: It was good seeing you, Mrs. LoanShark, and LoanShark, Jr. at last weekend's Pasadena (Houston) Coin Show!!

I really liked the 1894-P Morgan that you decided to purchase. It was a very original-looking circulated (VF-30?) example with high eye appeal.

For commercial reasons at some point I will have to begin to purchase some nice circulated examples of Morgan Dollars if I decide to complete my Morgan Dollar Set. It gets more and more expensive to fill new holes and also to upgrade existing coins as I progress throgh the series...

I have always preferred the PL & DMPL Morgans, and especially the Carson City mint issues!!

Elcontador

Stuart, most 85 CCs I've seen in 5 holders I would not want in my collection. They typically have IMO too many contact marks in key areas. You can't see contact marks in images. However, from what I can see, this coin's surfaces are unusually clean for an 85 CC.

morgannut2

The camera certainly seems to be working fine. I wonder if PCGS is actually more worried about altered surfaces than hairlines on the 85CC. It's so nice they might just be afraid of their liability because this issue is very marked up commonly. Very nice coins and photos, regardless!

Stuart

Jeff and Bill: Thanks very much for your observations and comments on my 1885-CC Morgan Dollar.

It's interesting how very few people even mentioned (or perhaps even noticed) the 1881-CC PCGS MS-64 PL Morgan, but most of the attention has been focused on the 1885-CC ANACS MS-64 DMPL Morgan...

Coinhusker1

Great Pics. I agree with the others -- looks like ANACS was a bit stingy on the 85-CC

techeff

Nice pics. And I also agree that ANACS was a bit stingy. If she looks as good in hand, I'd crack her out and see how PCGS likes her...

Elcontador

Stuart, I didn't say anything re the 81 CC because based on the image, I thought it was fairly graded. Most CC Morgans I've seen in 4 holders look similar to yours.

Stuart

Coinhusker1, Techeff and Elcontador: Thanks for your posts and for your comments about my 1881-CC 64 PL & 1885-CC 64 DMPL Morgans!!

ER

That 85-CC is . Are you gonna crack it out, Stuart?

Stuart

<< Are you gonna crack it out, Stuart? >>

ER: Thanks for your post, and your compliments on the 1885-CC.

In reply to your question, I am not going to crack out the 1885-CC ANACS MS64 DMPL Morgan Dollar. It's a long story, but the short version is that the coin did not cross into a PCGS holder after 2 attempts (1 by previous owner and 1 by me).

I'll PM you the details in case you are interested...