1866 Three Cent Nickel Opinions Needed.

[jesbroken]

Please if you would offer me your opinions as to what has caused this coin to have this grainy look. In hand and with a 6X mag glass it appears normal with smooth fields and of course the wear on the hair. After Photographing it, this appears as if it has had an acid bath or weird cleaning. I am not sure exactly what has occured to this coin and would like your opinions. Also, if you continue to enlarge the photo all different colors start to appear, greens, purples, pinks, yellows. Thanks, Jim

 

[bsshog40]

Jim, is this your pic or a sellers pic? If a sellers pic, this could be a low digital picture causing the color and grainy issues. If this is your pic, it could also be too low of a quality pic. The only reason I'm hanging on to the picture quality is because of the color issues you're seeing also.

[ibyandsellsmith]

Turn your ISO down.

 

[TomB]

I have noticed that some 2x2 mylar windows have a grainy look to the plastic when viewed through a loupe, might this coin be in one of those holders and could the camera be picking up this effect? Please note that I am not an image guru so this thought might be worthless.

[DJCoinz]

Turn your ISO down.

Waayy down. Looks like a decent coin...looks to me like image is just low quality.

[jesbroken]

Tom,

You were right, I took it out of the mylar 2x2 and voila, grain gone. Thanks to Bobby and Iby who also responded.While the first photo was not mine, I have never had this occur before and have photo'd hundreds of coins in the 2x2's. I'll not make that mistake again.

 

Thanks,

Jim