1943 Lincoln Cent New Purchase

Stew

Thoughts, Grades Just wanted to share, Getting to play with my new camera and new coin

Longacre

Hard to tell with the obverse picture. I would say 61, sticker.

tightbudget

Looks reprocessed to me. Surfaces just don't seem "normal" to me.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

<< <i>Looks reprocessed to me. Surfaces just don't seem "normal" to me. >>



I agree. That's one of the reprocessed pieces.

BobSav

Pictures look washed out at least on my monitor. reverse pic is a little better.

Can't grade with those photo's sorry.

Bob

Stew

I need more practice with the camera. Not sure why the obverse didn't look the same as the reverse. It does in hand. Tri-pod will help too I bet,
just did some quick shots with the camera in hand. and a 75 watt incandescent bulb

tjkillian

It looks reprocessed to me too. Nice picture, average coin.

lkeigwin

Too much glare on the obverse. Play around with different lighting and angles. I have three lamps, one halogen and two incandescent I swap for fluorescent occasionally. Shiny copper is especially tough. Sometimes one light works best, sometime all three.

Bright silver coins and, in this case, steel/zinc, are usually not as difficult as copper or toned coins. I often shoot 20 pix of each side, looking for the right focus, exposure and color.

I would guess MS64 for your Lincoln, but better pix would help. Practice a lot and you will get really good (and picky). Mark's book is wonderfule and has some great tips.

Lance.

Stew

Thanks for the heads up Lance about the lighting it is difficult to get it right sometimes But practice makes perfect

illini420

I have no clue whether it's reprocessed or not, but assuming it's original, I would say 63-64 max. Just too many hits and I'm not seeing as much luster as there should be in a high graded steel cent. For reference, here's what a PQ PCGS 67 looks like:



As far as the photos go, keep playing around with the camera and trying different lighting... practice makes perfect

lkeigwin

See the difference in the photos, comparing Ilini420's (which are very nice)? It's not just the size, which has some impact, but the resolution. Are you using any processing software? It looks like the sharpness is turned up too high in the OP's pix, making them too grainy and losing contrast.
Lance.

Cam40

read your manual and find where you can set your white balance
do that and youll get a truer color reproduction.
or use some program to do color correction.

Stew

Thanks guys this is going to go a long way to improving my picture taking ability with my coins, Yes I had to put the obverse into photoshop
to even get it close. the reverse did not need anything it came out just like it looks in hand right off the camera.