For the love of copper 4 4

[lkenefic2]

On 7/11/2023 at 5:20 PM, ldhair said:

The first two are ok but you need to work on the white balance.

The second two are worse. It looks as if you are missing the type of lighting.  

Agreed! I'm working with a Canon T2i with a 100mm Macro lens... I tried manually setting the white balance but kept getting error codes during set up... so I went with AWB and I'm using manual exposure settings... I think I'm in the neighborhood of F11 and 125... 

Here's my setup...

 

[rrantique]

[lkenefic2]

[Coinbuf]

[lkenefic2]

[123cents]

[rrantique]

[CIII]

I find it really pleasurable to immediately find the coin that was on my mind.  I found this Turban Head at an antique shop in a jar of older cents.  Sent it in and got a XF45 BN grade.  I was hoping for a 50.

[rrantique]

[ldhair]

[rrantique]

[MorganMan]

[Mike Meenderink]

1961 Lincoln 1c NGC PF 67 BN Nuclear Neon Toning... one of a kind!

[jesbroken]

Removed as in wrong area.

Edited July 31, 2023 by jesbroken
wrong area

[Coinbuf]

I've never collected half cents myself other than a couple of type examples.   So I have never studied the pops or the coins in enough detail to even begin to answer your question.   Just a suggestion, a subject like this would get far more attention if posted as a new thread in the US coin section rather than buried in the copper thread.

[farthing]

Pidcock's advertising token catalogued as Dalton & Hamer Middlesex #445

The obverse features a Nylghau (an antelope native to India) while the reverse features an Ostrich.  The diesinker and manufacturer was Charles James.

James and Gilbert Pidcock were the proprietors of a traveling menagerie that toured England in the summer and wintered at their main quarters at the Exeter Exchange, situated on the site of the old Exeter House, on the north side of the Strand near the Lyceum.  The exhibition closed in 1828.  The Pidcock's produced a large number of advertising tokens in penny, half penny and farthing sizes with images of different and unusual animals featured in their business.

NGC featured this token this week on their Instagram feed for #TokenTuesday, I believe this is the sixth token from my collection they have featured.

 

[Fenntucky Mike]

On 7/30/2023 at 8:07 PM, farthing said:

Pidcock's advertising token catalogued as Dalton & Hamer Middlesex #445

The obverse features a Nylghau (an antelope native to India) while the reverse features an Ostrich.  The diesinker and manufacturer was Charles James.

James and Gilbert Pidcock were the proprietors of a traveling menagerie that toured England in the summer and wintered at their main quarters at the Exeter Exchange, situated on the site of the old Exeter House, on the north side of the Strand near the Lyceum.  The exhibition closed in 1828.  The Pidcock's produced a large number of advertising tokens in penny, half penny and farthing sizes with images of different and unusual animals featured in their business.

NGC featured this token this week on their Instagram feed for #TokenTuesday, I believe this is the sixth token from my collection they have featured.

 

Awesome!👏

[Sandon]

1883 Indian cent, NGC graded PF 65 RB:

 

Edited July 31, 2023 by Sandon
I inadvertently labelled this proof "MS" instead of "PF".

[Sandon]

@jesbroken--I agree with @Coinbuf that your half cent question should have been posted as a new topic, not as a post on this thread of photos of copper coins. However, the likely answer to your question is that a key date 1811 half cent has a market value that is multiples of that of an 1810 in equivalent grade, and even well-worn 1811s are considered worth submitting to TPGS, unlike 1810s. Key date coins often have much higher certified populations than more common dates in the same series.

[jesbroken]

Sorry, I thought this post was for the love of copper and did not know it was for photos only. My bad. I'll remove it.

Jim

[MorganMan]

[Coinbuf]

On 7/30/2023 at 5:49 PM, jesbroken said:

Sorry, I thought this post was for the love of copper and did not know it was for photos only. My bad. I'll remove it.

Jim

Its not really that this is just for photos Jim, just that not all the members view this thread so the main forum will give your inquiry a better chance of being seen and better participation.

[rrantique]

[MorganMan]

[Coinbuf]

[leeg]

 

 

 

 

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

I was able to pick this one up a few weeks ago and posted it ATS.  I have been dabbling in Civil War Tokens.  I am not sure what direction I will go in this sect.  I am most interested in store cards that are attractive and have interesting art and businesses.  

This token serves as the Fuld plate coin.  I loved the color, and the fact that the business is an arms dealer during the Civil War just fascinated me... I bet they saw some stuff!

1863 OH125CN-2a.  B. Kittredge & Co. Dealers in Military Goods; Ex. Steve Tanenbaum (NGC MS64RB)

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

[Coinbuf]

That is a very lovely token @The Neophyte Numismatist 

[leeg]

1934 Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tercentennial Celebration Medal

I was born 30 miles from Green Bay. I picked up this piece from a forum member ATS:

Green Bay, Wisconsin (Brown County), U.S.A. Obverse: Official Souvenir / Wisconsin / Tercentennial / Green Bay / 1934. Reverse: Thumbnail 300th Anniversary of the coming of the first white man / (Men in Canoe) / Jean Nicolet in ribbon / 1634.

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by leeg