It seems to be a sporadic issue over the last week or two. It has happened to me once when I went to add an image. What I had to do was simply change the image name (I just added another letter to the image name) and the image attached and loaded fine. However, I don't know if this is a universal fix and also don't know what the underlying cause of image failures are at this time.
@Cladiator said:
Don't think I've got anything that falls under the definition of stunning. Got some nice ones though, this is about the best I got...
All three of those coins are stunning, particularly the British Crown. That Crown is a towering numismatic home run out of the park! I'm always amazed by that coin.
I cannot post the Lincoln that was edited for more accurate toning for some reason, even after changing the file name. Here is the actual unedited TrueView. It is way too dark and hides this coin's beautiful rich toning. I'll try copying and editing the TrueView again later.
Changing the name did work for this coin, though. Thanks @TomB !
There are many coins in this thread which, to my eyes, are indeed, stunning.
But there are quite a few others (which will go unnamed) that look far from it. Flame away.😬
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@MFeld said:
There are many coins in this thread which, to my eyes, are indeed, stunning.
But there are quite a few others (which will go unnamed) that look far from it. Flame away.😬
OK, I will. How do you know that those "far from stunning" coins have had their visual impact reduced here by poor photography. That is definitely the case with my Lincoln above.
I would also argue "stunning" is in the eyes of the beholder. People don't all assess beauty in coins the same way. There are a lot of colorful coins I don't care for, and other with subtle toning and toning changes over the surface of the coin that I find to be particularly lovely, aka "stunning."
@MFeld said:
There are many coins in this thread which, to my eyes, are indeed, stunning.
But there are quite a few others (which will go unnamed) that look far from it. Flame away.😬
OK, I will. How do you know that those "far from stunning" coins have had their visual impact reduced here by poor photography. That is definitely the case with my Lincoln above.
I would also argue "stunning" is in the eyes of the beholder. People don't all assess beauty in coins the same way. There are a lot of colorful coins I don't care for, and other with subtle toning and toning changes over the surface of the coin to be particularly lovely, aka "stunning."
Thanks for the flame opportunity.
One of my most stunning coins (IMO) is one I purchased from you over 17 years ago, however I don't have any photos of it and failed to copy your stunning seller's photos at the time of purchase. If you kept your old photos from when you were selling coins, I'd love to have a copy. It might go a long way toward achieving the mean level of stunning you desire from contributors here.
It's a 1939-D Walker in MS66 with splashes of predominantly orange toning across the obverse. Russ (RIP) started a thread about it entitled "A Walker that fell from the top off the Yum Yum tree." Someone wrote that the Yum Yum tree was grown in "You suck" soil. I love the coin. Thanks.
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It seems to be a sporadic issue over the last week or two. It has happened to me once when I went to add an image. What I had to do was simply change the image name (I just added another letter to the image name) and the image attached and loaded fine. However, I don't know if this is a universal fix and also don't know what the underlying cause of image failures are at this time.
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Don't think I've got anything that falls under the definition of stunning. Got some nice ones though, this is about the best I got...
I've got some "stunninger" coins, but as a group, I was thrilled to find all 4 of these in one Mint Set card 15 - 20 years ago.
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All three of those coins are stunning, particularly the British Crown. That Crown is a towering numismatic home run out of the park! I'm always amazed by that coin.
I cannot post the Lincoln that was edited for more accurate toning for some reason, even after changing the file name. Here is the actual unedited TrueView. It is way too dark and hides this coin's beautiful rich toning. I'll try copying and editing the TrueView again later.
Changing the name did work for this coin, though. Thanks @TomB !
There are many coins in this thread which, to my eyes, are indeed, stunning.
But there are quite a few others (which will go unnamed) that look far from it. Flame away.😬
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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OK, I will. How do you know that those "far from stunning" coins have had their visual impact reduced here by poor photography. That is definitely the case with my Lincoln above.
I would also argue "stunning" is in the eyes of the beholder. People don't all assess beauty in coins the same way. There are a lot of colorful coins I don't care for, and other with subtle toning and toning changes over the surface of the coin that I find to be particularly lovely, aka "stunning."
Thanks for the flame opportunity.
One of my most stunning coins (IMO) is one I purchased from you over 17 years ago, however I don't have any photos of it and failed to copy your stunning seller's photos at the time of purchase. If you kept your old photos from when you were selling coins, I'd love to have a copy. It might go a long way toward achieving the mean level of stunning you desire from contributors here.
It's a 1939-D Walker in MS66 with splashes of predominantly orange toning across the obverse. Russ (RIP) started a thread about it entitled "A Walker that fell from the top off the Yum Yum tree." Someone wrote that the Yum Yum tree was grown in "You suck" soil.
I love the coin. Thanks.
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