1972d Question

[traps7]

Hi, my coins sat in storage uncoverd for 50 years and seen alot of oxidation making for poor readings. Under magnification this 1972 d appears to have been off centre, and a hair line crack that travels from 8\oclock through bottom of E,R,T and through cheek over nose and loops down between 1 and 9 and then Loops under the the left bar of D then under the right side bar of D looking like the crack was looped through the D,. The crack continues back north and turns west through the mouth out the cheek and south down the back out to rim at 7 .oclock.. ..There are no 1972d RPM|s listed although there seems to-be a strike over the left side of the D.. could the off centre strike have cause this D to look like a RPM, Thanx Traps7

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, I cannot see enough to assess the coin. There is too much background, and not enough coin. The background can be cropped out, leaving a square just around the rim of the coin.

I might be of help if the lighting is increased just a tad, and the photo is a bit clearer with little to no background.

If your taking photos with a cell phone, you can try placing the phone on a box, probably 6x6 or 8x8 inches, on a table. Place the box on the table with phone on top of box. Put coin on table and maneuver coin close to box edge. Carefully move phone over edge and turn on camera app. You should have a stable medium to take photos without the blur.

[traps7]

Thanx Gary./// Yes taking pictures with I Phone, my pictures were taken in HECI format and had tobe converted to Jpec format to be compatible to up-load to coneca site,..I will retake pictures in jpec for better quality as my coins are hard to read being in storage 50 years and have oxidized and changed colour.Traps7

[MintErrors]

Most copper coins eventually turn brown over the years. It's understandable for this to happen. Some RPM coins that I have duplicates of, the brown versions are some what easier to take photos of, since there is less reflection or glare.

In order for me to assess some of these coins I look at, I use a tablet and try zooming in as close as I can in order to see what's going on. If the photo is a little blurry, it makes my opinion hesitant since I cannot confidently see the areas very well.

I have an android phone. I use it to take photos of full obverse or reverse pics of coins. I bought an AMSCOPE microscope years ago with a 14 megapixel microscope camera. I have another with a 16 megapixel setup. I am happy with the results. I try to stick around 10/20/40/80 power magnification since any higher is just too high. The microscope can be about 300 bucks or less. Same with the microscope camera. I found one on sale, the other on clearance and it made the initial purchase a little lower.

For me, lighting is the only pitfall. I try to use enough lighting to get the point across. Too much light offers glare and confusion. Lighting can chew up some time in order to get that acceptable photo.