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1908-S Indian Head Cent - Poster Design - UPDATED 6/7/2016 - Finally had it printed!!!
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Been working on a display of my 1908-S Indian Head Cent grading set. In February, I had BluCC photos image my entire set and I've been very happy with the quality of the images. In the past few weeks I've been slowly uploading them to my set in the Registry. I've also been working on copying the images into a poster that'll display all of the coins. I'm pretty slow with photoshop and my computer seems to come to a crawl when I have photoshop and a bunch of large photos opened simultaneously.
Anyways, my plan is to have them all displayed in a single image that I can later turn into a 24" x 36" poster that I can hang in my office. At that size, the obverse and reverse of each of the 32 coins in my set will be approximately 2.5" in diameter each (750x750 pixels) when printed which I think will show enough detail to be worthwhile.
I figured now that I have edited in all of the circulated grades into my template it would be a good time to share my progress. The file so far in photoshop is around 125MB and ends up being around 4MB when converted to a JPG file. But here's a smaller version that has been reduced further by photoshops size limits:
Ultimately, I'm thinking about laying out the final product which will include the circulated grades, the uncirculated grades and a bunch of "genuine" holdered examples like this:
I may also add some additional text underneath the heading at the top with some history and/or stats about the 1908-S Indian Head Cent. But it's all still a work in progress. That said, since nothing is really finalized in this project and since I'm sure it'll take me a couple more weeks to finish it, I welcome any comments you may have. Thanks for looking
Anyways, my plan is to have them all displayed in a single image that I can later turn into a 24" x 36" poster that I can hang in my office. At that size, the obverse and reverse of each of the 32 coins in my set will be approximately 2.5" in diameter each (750x750 pixels) when printed which I think will show enough detail to be worthwhile.
I figured now that I have edited in all of the circulated grades into my template it would be a good time to share my progress. The file so far in photoshop is around 125MB and ends up being around 4MB when converted to a JPG file. But here's a smaller version that has been reduced further by photoshops size limits:
Ultimately, I'm thinking about laying out the final product which will include the circulated grades, the uncirculated grades and a bunch of "genuine" holdered examples like this:
I may also add some additional text underneath the heading at the top with some history and/or stats about the 1908-S Indian Head Cent. But it's all still a work in progress. That said, since nothing is really finalized in this project and since I'm sure it'll take me a couple more weeks to finish it, I welcome any comments you may have. Thanks for looking
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
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60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
No wonder the '08-S cents are hard to find.
You've got'em all!!
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Whatever you are, be a good one. ---- Abraham Lincoln
Again, great job putting this together. A real nice way to still enjoy your coins while at work or when they are tucked away.
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One question, if there a way to have that display online like above, but where you can move your cursor over the image to enlarge it? That would be pretty neat.
You have to include at least one of these. I have two, this one obtained from Rick Snow. It is now in an AU55 holder. Thanks Rick! I know you are out there...
<< <i>No wonder the '08-S cents are hard to find.
You've got'em all!!
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<< <i>HOARDER!!!! >>
At one point I would be willing to take some of the blame.
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<< <i>Gorgeous, Illi! I always liked the 08-s, and it lends very well to a grading set such as yours. What arethe chances of adding an AG, FR, or PO-1 to your set? I know the pop has got to be LOW (and you may ironically pay UNC money!) but is it something that will drive you crazy if you print the poster and find them later?
Again, great job putting this together. A real nice way to still enjoy your coins while at work or when they are tucked away. >>
<< <i>Mike, that is going to be very nice, soon as its finished that PO1, FR2 & AG3 will come along >>
Last I checked there are no PCGS or NGC examples graded under G04. In fact, the G04 is only a pop 3 coin. Given the relatively low mintage of the 1908-S and given the switch to Lincoln Cents the next year it's apparent that most of these didn't stay in circulation for a great deal of time. I've searched in shops and shows for the past 2 years or so (and have had a few others searching for me) for AG03 or lower candidates to submit but haven't found a good candidate worth a submission. I've found a few that have enough wear to maybe go AG03, but each of those examples either had major scratches or were corroded. Since I can't imagine finding one or making one any time soon I figured I'm pretty much done with the set
Similarly, I'm sometimes tempted to go higher with the set and get the 65s and 66s, but I'd rather spend those big bucks on other collecting interests, especially since I think my MS64RD is very PQ and is superior to many of the 65RD coins I've viewed. I figure that once I print up my poster it'll be some additional protection from me going out and buying more
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Lance.
It seems like you need 13 more coins. Perhaps, you can buy back many of those coins that you sold.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
<< <i>One question, if there a way to have that display online like above, but where you can move your cursor over the image to enlarge it? That would be pretty neat. >>
I'll definitely have to do something like that if and when I figure out a way to post the set online, would probably have to be on my own webpage though. For now, the set in the PCGS Registry will have to do.
garrynot, very cool S/S! I've seen those from time to time on Rick's website and have looked at my coins to see if any of them are the S/S variety. You'd think after owning 75 or so examples that I would have found at least one of them but I haven't!! Of course, the variety is pretty hard to see so maybe I'm just missing it!
haha, MarkBen! No plans to include all of the "+" grades anytime soon!!! If these eventually start popping up on the market and the prices are reasonable, maybe, but I'm not going to be making them anytime soon at the current grading fees.
<< <i>Great idea for a display. If you end up selling posters, put me down for one. I can hang it next to my PCGS calendar and really get my wife screaming. >>
Nice! hahaha. I've already had several requests for copies of the poster once complete, most want freebies of course!
In looking at printing prices, to get 100 24x36 posters printed it'll cost about $5 per copy to have them printed and shipped to me. But when you step up to 500 prints, the cost comes down to around $1.50 per print. I'm sure lots of folks would pay $2 or so each if I could sell them at that price, but unless I folded them up, shipping would add a bunch to the costs I think.
Thanks again for the comments everyone
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Again, larger photos of each coin are available in the Registry link in my signature line. Also, if you want a larger pic of the poster above click the link below for a larger version about 1.5MB which approximates the size of the poster when printed.
Life-sized poster
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
<< <i>Don't you need examples of all of the "plus" grades in order to complete your grading set? >>
Take a close look at the MS64RD! If it doesn't get a "+" something is wrong!
Several of these pieces would likely get a "+".
Shall we have a contest?
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<< <i>Don't you need examples of all of the "plus" grades in order to complete your grading set? >>
Take a close look at the MS64RD! If it doesn't get a "+" something is wrong!
Several of these pieces would likely get a "+".
Shall we have a contest?
haha, not sure about a contest, but I actually think it would have a great shot at grading 65RD if I cracked it and resubmitted it. I looked at several 65RDs when I was considering building this set up to 65 and maybe 66, but of the half dozen or so 65RDs I looked at, none seemed to even be equal in technical grade and/or eye appeal to my 64RD. Based on that, I decided to cap off my set at 64RD as I wasn't going to pay a big premium for a coin that I didn't think was any better than what I already had, simply because the label told me it was "better."
so I sort of disagree that the coin deserves a +.... unless it were regraded as a 65+
Here's a larger photo of the coin:
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I have seen most of these coins in hand folks, it is a true gem to behold !!!
I'm sort of leaning towards a blue background actually. Something about the combination of those orange and blue colors... I'm sure that has something to do with my college days cheering for the Fighting Illini
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Although sort of expensive to have printed up, the final posters are 24" x 36" and look pretty nice. Will have some of these available at my table this week at the Long Beach show, Table #448 if anyone wants to check them out
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That's really nice.
It's actually because of you, your posts, and your love of the -s mint IHCs, that I decided to include them in our collection as well. Prior to that, my focus was only on proof IHCs, but after seeing many of your posts, and your pictures, I decided to add those into the collection as well...just not the whole grading set
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
Bet it was a fun project as well.
bob
Very cool. Can I ask what you had for a final resolution? Most people recommend 300 pixels per inch (300 dpi) for high-quality images meant to be viewed from up close. From your original description, it sounds like you were maybe a little lower than that, but I'm guessing it turned out just fine. I'm thinking of eventually doing something very similar with photo collages that I've made of my Peace dollars and 20th Century type coins. Also, if I might ask, who did you have do the printing for you?
I ended up doing 300dpi as that is what was recommended to me as well. The final file size was over 200MB and the full image size is 7275x10875 pixels.
I had a local printer print these up for me. The guy does postcards for our local shows so I got a quote for these from him and it was much better than the online printers who I don't trust as much and who would charge well over $100 for shipping alone.
Now I just have to figure out how I'm going to get these back and forth to the shows
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Mike,
That's really nice.
It's actually because of you, your posts, and your love of the -s mint IHCs, that I decided to include them in our collection as well. Prior to that, my focus was only on proof IHCs, but after seeing many of your posts, and your pictures, I decided to add those into the collection as well...just not the whole grading set
That's pretty cool to hear
The S mint IHC collection is a pretty easy set to complete... just the two coins
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Lance.