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Re: Does owning a subpar coin make you a subpar numismatist?
Of course but it's actually worse than that. Owning ANY coin that is not a top pop makes the collector who owns it not only a sub-par numismatist, but also results in impotence and any number of othe… (View Post)1 -
Re: Any coin photographers here using the Canon 5DS R? (Update: Software issue fixed)
This is not good information or advice. Minimum focus distance is irrelevant...your lens can only go up to 1:1 without extensions, and the image quality will be degraded if extensions are used. It is… (View Post)2 -
Re: Any coin photographers here using the Canon 5DS R? (Update: Software issue fixed)
Not to belabor the point, but when you go to FF you will need to increase your magnification by 60% vs APS-C to fill your sensor with the same size coin. This is no problem for Dollars, Halves, and Q… (View Post)1 -
Re: Original Morgan Silver Dollar Rolls.
It sounds like you are advocating allowing ANY late-wrapping to still be called OBW. So let's say that I have a sealed mint $50 bag of 1955-S Cents (many still exist), and I give it to a local bank (… (View Post)2 -
Re: How many die varieties can you identify from memory?
Die varieties are an interesting way to study the minting process, and track die wear and such. Not only am I interested in these so-called "minor" varieties, I am interested in (and collec… (View Post)3