Brad adams Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1976 d quarter Does this coin have any value premium value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modwriter Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks like 14k gold plated? My watchmaker has a whole set of these. I have yet to see any that have been graded yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, Modwriter said: Looks like 14k gold plated? My watchmaker has a whole set of these. I have yet to see any that have been graded yet. You won't, they're "damaged". Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) I often take coin color in photos with a truckload of salt. This background is blue, which can create a yellow color if the camera is on auto white balance. Similarly there is a thread where someone has photographed a coin on a green background. Yup, a magenta coin. No mystery. You have to "pick your poison". Auto white balance will "fix" your light source, but backgrounds will screw you up. Go with a fixed white balance to avoid that and your lamps can screw with your photos. This taking pictures of coins business is very easy to screw up. It requires more attention and precision than most will apply to it. We used to have a medium that ignored all background colors. They were called "color slides". Can you say "color slides"? Nice try. Of course, then you had to match your "color slide film" with your light source. Again, attention and precision, not terribly modern American traits, alas. Edited October 14, 2020 by VKurtB Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Why do you think it would have an premium value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad adams Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Cause I think it high grade ms coin uncirulated for that year it's a very well struck coin......I have some that have the ddo variety but that one doesn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Does not Washington’s profile, and the drummer boy’s face, and the reverse flame all point to this coin not being ANY SORT of MS coin? It is clearly an AU on its best day. Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad adams Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) How about this ddo Any premium in this coin Edited October 15, 2020 by Brad adams Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 The second 1976 quarter does not match up to either of the two known DDO's for this date/mm, From the photo I only see MD and it does not appear to be a true double die coin, however on my monitor the photo has a lot of glare and an in hand exam might show otherwise. 1 hour ago, Brad adams said: Cause I think it high grade ms coin uncirulated for that year it's a very well struck coin......I have some that have the ddo variety but that one doesn't... I'm sorry but your photos of the first coin show areas of rub and I would grade that coin as AU. Both coins are worth $.25 is my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 This second one (not yellow) is a perfectly nice “album coin” for a quarter collection in a nice higher quality album. That’s about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad adams Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ok ty very much.....I got about a 100 rolls I haven't opened time to get to hunting I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modwriter Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 1:42 PM, VKurtB said: I often take coin color in photos with a truckload of salt. This background is blue, which can create a yellow color if the camera is on auto white balance. Similarly there is a thread where someone has photographed a coin on a green background. Yup, a magenta coin. No mystery. You have to "pick your poison". Auto white balance will "fix" your light source, but backgrounds will screw you up. Go with a fixed white balance to avoid that and your lamps can screw with your photos. This taking pictures of coins business is very easy to screw up. It requires more attention and precision than most will apply to it. We used to have a medium that ignored all background colors. They were called "color slides". Can you say "color slides"? Nice try. Of course, then you had to match your "color slide film" with your light source. Again, attention and precision, not terribly modern American traits, alas. I was a litho cameraman for many years. You know your photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modwriter Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) I found a bicentennial quarter in my change today. Weird. The reverse is MS but the obverse is a little worn. I'm going to give it to a classmate that is going to the HOOTENANNY. Edited October 16, 2020 by Modwriter Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
