JoeF

ebay as a source of coins is a joke...why bother when there are other options available to acquire coins?

On 3/14/2022 at 9:40 AM, coinsbygary said:

No, I'm using a camera stand and a variety of lighting including Axial lighting, LED lamps, or led lighting attached to my lens. Please read one of my old journal posts on the subject.  

 

you seem to know what you're doing...i'm just learning. When I can afford it, i am going to get a shooting table and lighting and learn how to use that setup. For now, for my purposes, I like what I'm getting out of my setup.

On 3/13/2022 at 3:16 PM, tj96 said:

So what's the status of them?  Are they slabbed?  Are they in an album?

thy are in 2 capital holders...

On 3/14/2022 at 12:51 AM, Just Bob said:

The pictures look good.

The dollar value of the coin does not equal the cost of grading, so I would not have it graded unless it was for sentimental reasons. 

what would you estimate grade as?

On 3/13/2022 at 11:01 PM, coinsbygary said:

Nice, how do you like the lens? I was thinking of buying the Z-mount lens for my Nikon Z5.

so far it's awesome

On 3/13/2022 at 11:09 PM, coinsbygary said:

Very nice! I currently use a third party Laowa F2.8 2:1 Macro lens using the FTZ adapter on my Nikon Z5. Do you think I will significantly improve the quality of my pictures by upgrading to the Z Mount 105MM lens for my mirrorless full frame Z5? Thanks.

I'm only an amateur but it couldn't hurt. Are you using flash?

On 3/13/2022 at 2:04 PM, tj96 said:

You still have the set?

sure do

replaced original photos with larger photos

On ‎8‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 6:49 PM, jackson64 said:

Did a little research for you--found something peculiar-- most of the 1936-D coins I looked at with some circulation seem to have the dark area around the D mintmark. Zooming in very close, it appears as if the MM was stamped a bit hard on the die and has left a slight concavity around the "D" which seems to fill with residue/oils/dirt etc....

Most 1936-D's on Ebay have asking prices of about $60 for XF quality ( jumps to $150 ask for a nice AU) but the ones actually selling at auction on ebay are going around $35 in XF...

Here's some pics showing the strange, repeat occurance of "the dirty D"

jackson64...you're research is much appreciated! this coin is just 1 from a 1932-1964 set, displayed in 2 capital plastics holders. It is a great looking set (almost as good as the auctioneer stated), but doesn't seem to be the kind that someone would have included an altered coin. I REALLY wanted it for the '32s so I said wtf, plus I like silver too. I'm really trying to get thoughts on whether or not to grade...I'm not particularly concerned about the actual grade, but also not wanting to send in low grade/low score coins and don't want to send or get sent back coins that are details graded or otherwise.

I hear ya but I thought that NGC basically tracked the realized prices from the various auction houses to come up with prices in their guide?? anyway, price wasn't supposed to be point of discussion. it was the D mark on '36. my comment on value was response to jackson64's comment. i'm not selling it (unless I sell the whole set together) i'm trying to figure out if it's worth getting graded and now that it's been pointed out that the mintmark might be added, well...

I noticed the black around the mintmark when I posted. never thought about mintmark might have been added. but I like jackson64's logic...why add to low grade coin? except I think it's worth more than $50, isn't it? even a MS50 goes for above $200 (NGC price guide). but the more I look at the more I think it won't grade above that maybe XF? The '36-D looks to be the most worn coin of the set it appears, maybe it was cleaned