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BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
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So, for no particular reason, I wanted to try some close-up macro work. I then thought it might be fun to see who could guess the coins that these cropped images came from. Some will be easy. Hopefully more than one will be a bit harder. I'm not sure but it's possible that a photo might have more than one correct answer:

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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭
    I don't immediately recognize #13 or 17
  • JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036 ✭
    13 is a Pilgrim half image
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Mercury Dime
    2. Ike?
    3. SLQ
    4.
    5. IHC
    6. Bicent. Half
    7. Wash. Dol.
    8. Bicent. Quarter.
    9. Half Cent
    10. 3CN ?
    11. Shield N. w/ Rays
    12. ASE
    13.
    14. Franklin
    15. Seated
    16. Flowing Hair
    17. Native Dollar
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    .4 is a Liberty nickel
    Lance.
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
    obviously not that well
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>.4 is a Liberty nickel
    Lance. >>



    I recognized the flat corn in that one image

    Still don't know 13...

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>.4 is a Liberty nickel
    Lance. >>



    I recognized the flat corn in that one image

    Still don't know 13... >>

    Pilgrim's lapel and jacket front.

    I can't guess #17. Obviously modern. I hope it's not some dumb state quarter.
    Lance.

    edited: Oh, right. 2010 native dollar
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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I hope it's not some dumb state quarter.
    Lance. >>



    Even worse! LOL

    So what's #2?
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I hope it's not some dumb state quarter.
    Lance. >>



    Even worse! LOL

    So what's #2? >>

    Roosevelt dime?
    Lance.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Mercury Dime
    2. Ike Dollar
    3. Standing Liberty Quarter
    4. With Cents Liberty Nickel
    5. Indian Cent
    6. 1776-1976 Bicentennial Half Dollar
    7. Washington "Golden Dollar"
    8. 1776-1976 Bicentennial Quarter
    9. Draped Bust (1800-8) Half Cent
    10. Nickel Three Cent Piece
    11. Shield Nickel with Rays
    12. American Silver Eagle
    13. Pilgrim Commemorative Half Dollar
    14. Franklin Half Dollar
    15. Seated Liberty Quarter?
    16. Flowing Hair Half Dollar
    17. 2010 Sacajawea "Great Law of Peace" Dollar

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Mercury Dime - yes
    2. Ike Dollar - nope, but already guessed
    3. Standing Liberty Quarter - yes
    4. With Cents Liberty Nickel - yes
    5. Indian Cent - yes
    6. 1776-1976 Bicentennial Half Dollar - yes
    7. Washington "Golden Dollar" - yes
    8. 1776-1976 Bicentennial Quarter - yes
    9. Draped Bust (1800-8) Half Cent - close
    10. Nickel Three Cent Piece - yes
    11. Shield Nickel with Rays - yes
    12. American Silver Eagle - yes
    13. Pilgrim Commemorative Half Dollar - yes
    14. Franklin Half Dollar - yes
    15. Seated Liberty Quarter? - nope
    16. Flowing Hair Half Dollar - close
    17. 2010 Sacajawea "Great Law of Peace" Dollar - yes
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Awesome idea! I loved this and have already bookmarked.

    #4 is my favorite by far, love the field. Wow what a strike.

    Love how you can tell the composition by the fields.
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    2. silver roosie.

    the ASE is a proo fand the last is from a mint set(?).
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bryce---Thanks for a fun thread. I got most of them but a few were challenging.

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  • DeliaBugDeliaBug Posts: 881 ✭
    #9 is a classic head half cent
    #15 is a twenty center
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #9 is a classic head half cent - close
    #15 is a twenty center - nope
  • DeliaBugDeliaBug Posts: 881 ✭


    << <i>#9 is a classic head half cent - close
    #15 is a twenty center - nope >>



    Grrr. These seemed much easier when they did this in the old Rare Coin Review!
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>#9 is a classic head half cent - close >>


    Well then, Braided Hair. Is the stem on the lower berry the difference?
    Lance.
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #15 - Seated Liberty dime
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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...so you weren't using a dino-lite scope? image
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    is the last one from a mint set?

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    15. seated liberty dime
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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK. Great guesses. I'm going to have to try a bit harder with the next ones.

    1. 1941-D Mercury Dime
    2. 1958-D Roosevelt Dime
    3. 1917 Type I Standing Liberty Quarter
    4. 1905 Liberty Nickel
    5. 1909 Indian Cent
    6. 1976-S Bicentennial Half Dollar
    7. 2007-D Washington Presidential Dollar, Business Strike
    8. 1976-S Bicentennial Quarter
    9. 1853 Braided Hair Half Cent - not sure I showed enough to distinguish it from other half cents.
    10. 1866 Three Cent Nickel
    11. 1866 Shield Nickel with Rays
    12. 1987-S American Silver Eagle Proof
    13. 1920 Pilgrim Commemorative Half Dollar
    14. 1958-D Franklin Half Dollar
    15. 1854 Seated Half Dollar, with arrows
    16. 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar
    17. 2010 Native American Dollar, Satin Finish
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK smarty pantses.....

    Here's 16 more.

    This is fun enough that I think I'll send one of the coins featured to the first person to list all 16 correctly. No hints this time! All of these should be in the Red Book.

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    23:
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    24:
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    25:
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    26 - Be specific:
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    27:
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    28- Be specific:
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    29:
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    30:
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    31 - Be specific:
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    32:
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    33:
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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    To be fair, there are some instances where it might be possible to determine the design, but not the denomination - ie distinguishing between a Barber Quarter and a Barber Half. On these, it's not necessary to be precise.
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No guesses?

    Whoever is closest by 8PM Mountain Time tonight will receive the giveaway (the coin in photo 19). You can either post here, or via PM if you don't want others to see your guesses.
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PM sent.
    Lance.
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  • nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,863 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brains too fried this mornin though I recognize about half of them..
    Just wanted to compliment you on the excellent macro photography work!
    Maybe I'll feel sharper after my work out in the lap swim session coming up.... It's amazing how much better I'm feeling after these work outs!!!!
    Thanks for the fun thread Bryceimage

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PM Sent, although I'm still trying to figure out one of them.
    John
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PM sent

    next time make all pictures greyscale

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  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm to defragmented to guess although most I recognize.
    I just wanted to say I really enjoy the pics, thanksimage


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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK,

    Final results are in.

    Lance was first and guessed 20/20 coins correctly but missed the date on the Kennedy Half, guessing 1966
    John was next and guessed 19/20 correctly, but then changed his answer on #24 from "modern crap" to "2007 Proof Platinum Eagle", making him 20/20, but missed the Kennedy date, guessing 1986.
    MsMorrisine guessed third, and got 20/20, and correctly answered 1976 on the Kennedy. The only Kennedy with the 6 that far to the right is the one dated "1776-1976".
    Bill (LoveMyLiberty) was last, and got 20/20, all with correct dates, but MsMorrisine was first.

    It's a bit of a judgement call here, with Lance and John technically getting 20/20 coins, but missing the date on the Kennedy. At great personal risk, I've decided to declare MsMorrisine the winner of coin #19, a whizzed slider 1923-D Peace Dollar that I've been keeping around to remind me of my idiot collecting days.

    Hope you all enjoyed the photos.

    For fun, here's the final 16:

    18 - 1923-D Saint
    19 - 1923-D Peace Dollar
    20 - 1940 Walking Liberty Half
    21 - 2011 $50 AGE
    22 - 1904-O Morgan Dollar
    23 - 2010-D Lincoln Presidential Dollar
    24 - 2007 $10 Platinum Proof
    25 - 1904-S Liberty Head $20
    26 - 1976-S Kennedy Half
    27 - 1999 Connecticut State Quarter
    28 - 1976-S Eisenhower $1
    29 - 1999 Susan B. Anthony Dollar
    30 - 1909-D Indian $5
    31 - 1854 G$1, Type I
    32 - 1956 Franklin Half Dollar
    33 - 1913 Indian $10

    Now, for a toughie. Who can get this one?

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