Silly Sloppy Slovenly Slabs (Rotsa Pix!!)

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Got my NGC shipment back, as well as some NEWPS, so I figured I'd take the time to re-image them in their slabs.

Some actually were easier to image in-slab than raw, and some not (either that or my photographing technique is so all over the map that who the hell knows...)

First, a few showing the difference between NEN's pics and mine. I believe mine are closer to what the coin looks like in hand. For some coins that's a good thing, for others not so good. It gives me an idea though on how to treat NEN's pics when I'm evaluating coins for potential purchase. My pictures are not as "glossy" as those that some take, and they definitely reveal the flaws of the coin. Good from an honesty/candid perspective; not so much for selling or displaying...

1. Great Britain Double Florin, 1887. ANACS MS61. Definitely PL, as many of these are. Sharply struck, but lots of hits...
   
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2. Great Britain Penny, 1854. ANACS MS63 BN. I definitely like this one. Very nice even surfaces. Would probably be a 64 at NGC.
   
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3. Germany 20 Pfennig, 1888A. NGC MS66. Schweet!
   
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4. Great Britain Farthing, 1841. ANACS MS61 BN. Can't really see it in the pics, but there's very nice lustre in the devices (fields not so much).
   
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   Now some other NEWPS:
   
   
   
5. Great Britain Farthing, 1881H. NGC MS65 RD. I don't see very many 19th-century British coppers in full red, so I decided to snag this one.
   
   
   
   
   
6. U.S. 50 Cents, 1958 D. NGC MS65. Eww!!! Icky modern lightside stuff!!! Ewww!!! Local purchase. I liked the obverse toning...
   
   
   
   
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7. Great Britain 3 Shilling Bank Token, 1813. NGC MS61. I still can't believe it's real, but what the heck do I know?...
   
   
   
   
   
8. Great Britain 18 Pence Bank Token, 1811. NGC MS63. I still think it's a proof, not a business strike. When I asked "Why no PL designation" they said no PL on this series. WTF!?
   
   
   
   
   
9. GreatBritain Halfpenny, 1853. NGC MS64 BN. This one definitely photographed better out of the slab...
   
   
   
   
   
10. Prussia 2 Marks, 1888 A. NGC MS62. Another one I disagree with. There is definite mirroring to the fields, the devices are more chiseled than on business strikes, and the rims have that 90-degree sharpness that one associates with proofs. *grumble* Oh, and yes the coin is that dark in hand...
    
    
    
    
    
11. Great Britain Halfpenny, 1885. NGC MS64 BN. Should be an RB...
    
    
    
    
    
12. Great Britain Quarter Farthing, 1852. NGC MS63 BN. I love these itty bitty pieces of copper! Somebody sell me more!
    
    
    
    
    
13. Great Britain Penny, 1860. NGC MS62 BN. Still gives me warm fuzzies... not bad for a $15 pawn shop find.
    
    
    
    
    
14. Frankfurt 2 Gulden, 1848. NGC MS62. Cool dual-eagle design. Don't see these often...
    
    
    
    
    
15. France 50 Centimes, 1895 A. NGC MS64. B-LAST WHITE!
    
    
    
    
    
16. Mexico 8 Reales, 1897 ZsFZ. NGC MS62. I actually thought this would go higher. Should have had the Eagle mounted forward...
    
    
    

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Outstanding images. The British copper is especially well done.

ROBERTB

<< <i>Great Britain 3 Shilling Bank Token, 1813. NGC MS61. I still can't believe it's real, but what the heck do I know?...


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That's exactly how I felt about my two irish 10p's that I too got back today. I thought for sure they were counterfeit. Oddly the one I thought would grade out high, the 1813, that looks about the same grade as yours, came back a 61 also????? But, like you said, what do I know?

laurentyvan

Very nice series of images, good-looking loot there, laddy!

AuldFartte

Your pics are a heckuva lot better than NEN's in all cases

worldcoinguy

Great pics! Wow.