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by DHalladay
Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

My lighting setup is stupid: a single goose neck lamp about 95% of the time; the other 5% is two lamps. I think the DSLR format has a lot to do with how lighting is captured, plus I'm shooting HUGE (roughly 30 MBs each) raw files that can be "tweaked" in MANY ways in Photoshop to help make desired f...
by DHalladay
Sat Jun 10, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: What's it Worth?
Topic: 1889-O 13B WOW Crumbled stars
Replies: 2
Views: 8

Re: 1889-O 13B WOW Crumbled stars

Those don't come up for sale too often. Here is everything I have since 2020: 1889-O 13B 62 ANACS May-23 E $754 1889-O 13B 58 PCGS Aug-20 E $500 1889-O 13B 58 PCGS Jan-22 E $351 1889-O 13B 55 PCGS Feb-23 E $176 1889-O 13B 55 ANACS Jun-22 E $115 1889-O 13B 53 ANACS Aug-22 E $250 1889-O 13B 53 PCGS Ja...
by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

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by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

Here is everything I could find... and it isn't much:

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lines between bolls.jpg
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by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

I figured showing the date and the mint mark positions would be a start to whatever VAM it is. The diagonal gouge between the left wing and body was the only thing I noticed while taking a semi-slow look. I'll try again (pretending it's a 1921-P) and see if I can find anything else.
by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: did someone find a roll of those?
Replies: 5
Views: 126

Re: did someone find a roll of those?

Wow!!
Thanks for adding to the thread.
by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

UNCLE BINGO wrote:
Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:08 am
Hello Mr. D Im gonna need more of your most excellent pictures if you would like my best guess at the correct VAM number on this one sir ???????
What part(s) of the coin would you like to see?
by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:12 pm
Forum: What's it Worth?
Topic: 1888-O VAM 12a - First post, be gentle
Replies: 11
Views: 237

Re: 1888-O VAM 12a - First post, be gentle

The wiki that VAMworld uses limits photos to a maximum size of 1200 pixels wide or tall, which is why you can't post huge images. Contact @messydesk for more details.
by DHalladay
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: did someone find a roll of those?
Replies: 5
Views: 126

Re: did someone find a roll of those?

UPDATES:

4 more PLs sold on eBay last night (two auctions, two coins per auction).
There have also been two Unc. details coins sold on eBay.
Of the 29 coins on eBay, one dealer accounts for 26 of them.
by DHalladay
Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: did someone find a roll of those?
Replies: 5
Views: 126

did someone find a roll of those?

Because I make new entries into my VAM sales database every day, I notice things. What I've noticed lately is a bunch of 1878-P 8TF VAM 23s -- mostly PLs and DMPLs -- have come out of the woodwork. In less than 3 months I have entered 24 VAM 23s that have sold on eBay alone, including seven separate...
by DHalladay
Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: New to this forum....
Replies: 5
Views: 162

Re: New to this forum....

Welcome Tony. It would be a waste of money to send in that coin for grading. The issue of details, or problem, coins comes up fairly regularly. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Problem coins in general are looked at very unfavorably by the majority of collectors. I myself have only bought two i...
by DHalladay
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Re: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

Still looking for some insight into what is going on with this coin.
by DHalladay
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Camera and magnification setup
Replies: 4
Views: 188

Re: Camera and magnification setup

This is my setup: Nikon DSLR, 60MM micro lens, 2 extension tubes, excellent copy stand, cable release, RAW file sizes setting, mirror up setting, Photoshop. I get about 4x lifesize at closest focus point.

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by DHalladay
Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:55 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O
Replies: 12
Views: 233

Please help: crazy doubling (?) on 1879-O

Is this doubling on this 1879-O? It's only on TES and OF, and at the outer tip of the eagle's left wing – and only the S shows it across the full height of the letter. The stuff on the top of the O is extra strange because it's oblong, and it's not of uniform width above any of the letters. Any sugg...
by DHalladay
Mon May 29, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: my marker bid won!
Replies: 18
Views: 415

Re: my marker bid won!

bhinkle wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 8:46 pm
I tried to see that perfect oval blob, with just my loupe, but I didn't see it.

That blob on my coin is crud/debris/junk that shouldn't be there, so It's good that your coin doesn't have it -- and I wish mine didn't.
by DHalladay
Sun May 28, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1878cc v9 grade
Replies: 4
Views: 156

Re: 1878cc v9 grade

I agree with 62
by DHalladay
Sun May 28, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: my marker bid won!
Replies: 18
Views: 415

Re: my marker bid won!

Yes, my coin has the "stuff" in front of the neck (along with an unfortunate blob of crud): neck.jpg And it has the dot inside the top loop of the 1st 8: dot in 8.jpg Here's a shot of the flakey eye with the light coming from a different direction, which really accentuates the yellow/orange toning h...
by DHalladay
Sun May 28, 2023 5:09 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Is this dbl die, doubling or strike dbl
Replies: 11
Views: 197

Re: Is this dbl die, doubling or strike dbl

You can basically ignore the necklace dashes as being of any help pointing to a specific VAM. They are extremely common on 1921-P D1 reverse VAMs – much more of an odd curiosity from the die-making process, rather than anything close to being a helpful pickup point to help make an attribution. What ...
by DHalladay
Sat May 27, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Long Wait Is Over
Replies: 4
Views: 179

Re: Long Wait Is Over

Congratulations on finally acquiring that prize. It looks very nice for a details coin.
by DHalladay
Fri May 26, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: my marker bid won!
Replies: 18
Views: 415

Re: my marker bid won!

vampicker wrote:
Fri May 26, 2023 7:38 pm
Still say that should have been named 'stink eye'

"Flaming Devil Eye" has always been my preference. :D