NGC Journals

Just a pic of the Reverse "UP CLOSE"

What a coin, to say the least...Does this look AU-58??? Sorry for "hogging" the journals but I promise to "give it a rest" 'til the next post on photography. But I just had to share this "flip side" of this 05-S. Actually I may sleep with this coin tonight... but then again, maybe not. I fear the "coin fairy" may steal it and give it to a more worthy recipiant... I hope every one enjoys what weekend you have left. Me, I have to work tomorrow. Until next time, Happy Collecting! WKF P.S. I

May 30, 2010

The "FINEST" AU-58 I've ever seen!

This coin is absolutely "Amazing" Greetings, I am just sitting here in "awe" over this $10 I got today. For the last hour and a half I have been comparing the Obverse & the Reverse to over 30 different coins on Teletrade, eBay, & Heritage. Also I looked at the few $10's I have pics of here at the CS registry. None of the mint state 61's or 62's I own even come close. This 58 is "hands down" far superior to all of my $10 Libertys. The PCGS grader had to have seen something to give

May 30, 2010

Coin Show Gold Purchases

Anual Greater Jacksonville Coin Show Greetings Collectors, I just got home a few minutes ago and wanted to share the only two purchases I made at the show. The two coins pictured is the "reverse only", and were two of the nicest coins for the grade that I found today. I was busy with work yesterday and was not able to make it down to the show until today. This was actually the first Saturday of this yearly show I have ever missed. To try and make myself feel a little better, I thought that m

May 30, 2010

Correcting A Mistake

I should say THANKS W.K.F. Sorry W.K.F. my fingers typed faster than my brain is moving today. I transposed the letters. So to everyone who just read my previous journal entry. Thanks to W.K.F. for his journal entries. Also, you can see a larger image of my 1956 Franklin in my galler, I notice the galler will accept a larger file size than the journals. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

May 30, 2010

Making Headway

Franklin Half pic shows I'm getting there. Hi all, Yes, I'm still working on my photos. I am to the point where I was getting some good pictures with my point & shoot digital camera, but am not happy with the detail. Thus, my purchase of a digital SLR. Before I go any further, I want to commend WFK for his just started group of journal entries about photography. I've always felt more heads are better than one, so I've been reading his journal entries in hopes of picking up some tips &a

Kenneth Forsythe's Journal

May 30, 2010

Morgan Point Loss

WOW, the Morgan's took a hit recently. I noticed when I logged in this morning that my Morgan's lost some points. Then I took a peek at the Top 10 and WOW, did they take a hit. What happened? Did somebody discover a long lost hoard of Morgan Dollars? Well, gotta get those points back. Time to dispatch the wife on a mission. Have a great Memorial Day!!! "Having a coin withdrawl in Bagram, Afghanistan." To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Kenneth Forsythe

May 30, 2010

CoinsbyGary

One Good Turn Deserves Another

Collector?s Society members are the best! Many of you know that I collect Britannia?s, the United Kingdom?s version of the Silver American Eagle with a goal to collect the entire series in MS-69 or 70. The biggest problem I have in collecting this series is that Britannia?s in MS-69 are rare and almost unheard of in MS-70. Additionally, the United Kingdom limits the mintage to 100,000 Britannia?s annually, meaning the supply of coins is significantly lower than with ASE?s. Currently, I lack fi

coinsbygary

May 29, 2010

A Couple additional Tips...

For those of you without a tripod or copy stand... Greetings Photographers, I have had several of you write thanking me and looking forward to "round two". Thanks to all! One who wrote telling of a method he has used in the past without the use of a tri pod or copy stand. It actually reminded me of some of my "trial & error" days early on. I had alot of trouble keeping my camera still which now the tripod fixes that. I used 4 NGC 20-coin boxes. For closer shots I would stack them two h

May 29, 2010

Coin Photography Made Simple (Part One)

Well... here goes... Greetings Collectors, Roughly 7 months ago (actually Oct.17th) I posted a journal titled "I want to buy your help". I had been a CS member for almost 2 years (would have been 2 years that next month in Nov) and I had yet to post a pic with a journal. At the time I had some really crappy pics of my silver eagle collection (they still remain to this day as my thoughts are, once you have seen one MS-69 SE, you've seen them all) but my daughter had pretty much done them and

May 28, 2010

RRGUY's Journal

Lehmann's Park Set

Parks, Parks, Parks Today marked the start of another new set!!! The 2010 clad National Parks set was started!!! Really nifty!! I am looking forward to working on this beast. Added all 5 of the first bunch today!!! Silver proofs came out yesterday, I think, so will add them soon. Cool to work on a set that will go on for a while, and will also be more affordable than some of my other sets. Will be a blast to see all the Parks depicted on quarters!!!! Every one will be different, which

RRGUY

May 28, 2010

jackson64's Journal

Stars or Plusses?

taking away the collector's role I've been thinking about the new + designation by NGC for a few days. I had an initial knee-jerk response when I saw several of my sets dropping registry points..however I wanted to consider a list of positives and negatives before I jumped the gun and/or made any journal posts about my sentiments..... Let's do some negatives first--and I'm sure others will have different ones I've missed-- 1. Coin costs..all new coins with the + will probably now sell for

jackson64

May 27, 2010

Scott Gardener's Journal

Found a nickel!

In a bit of nostalgia, a 20-year-old hole in my coin folder is filled. Yesterday I received in change a rather worn-looking nickel, heavily circulated, its appearance indicative of having been in circulation a long time. I found its date to be 1951. To think, this coin was minted 59 years ago; back when segregation was legal and politicians actually used racist words in campaign speeches; when Poland and Russia were Communist and Germany split into pieces in the aftermath of World War II; and

Scott Gardener

May 27, 2010

It's Really Funny And Ironic!

Who would have thought proofs could be easy? Hi all, Yes, I'm still working with my digital cam! I know you probably are all getting sick of reading and looking at my pictures, but tonight I've been experimenting with lights and light angles. The coins I was having the most trouble with before, namely proofs, I'm not having near the troubles now. The only problem I am having is a color shift, and I feel I can find a light and learning to adjust my white balance to take care ot it. OK here'

May 27, 2010

Working On Photos

...I bought a copy stand. Hi all, On Monday, I bought a copy stand with light fixtures. I think I may have bought more than I need but it does make a difference. One big difference I noticed is the camera is steady as a rock. The big downside is I have to figure out what lights to use. I had been using a small flourescent tube fixture with my point & shoot camera, and had the white balance pretty well figured out. This stand has normal bulb fixtures, I bought some Reveal bulbs for it,