| Conteúdo do artigo |
- From rogermoore435@yahoo.com Fri Sep 10 17:04:14 2004
Return-Path: <rogermoore435@yahoo.com>
X-Sender: rogermoore435@yahoo.com
X-Apparently-To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com
Received: (qmail 76664 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2004 00:04:13 -0000
Received: from unknown (66.218.66.166)
by m10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 11 Sep 2004 00:04:13 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO web52908.mail.yahoo.com) (206.190.39.185)
by mta5.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Sep 2004 00:04:13 -0000
Message-ID: <20040911000413.12181.qmail@web52908.mail.yahoo.com>
Received: from [68.36.27.129] by web52908.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:04:13 PDT
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:04:13 -0700 (PDT)
To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com
In-Reply-To: <chteeq+aols@eGroups.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 206.190.39.185
From: Roger Moore <rogermoore435@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: WM under Sprig New Jersey
X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=65078925
X-Yahoo-Profile: rogermoore435
I sympathize, Steve. This is another example of
"knowledge is money" or perhaps "buy the book before
you buy the painting"? Roger
--- Steve Frank <taxi_steve929@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Great story too Roger...in these situations I have
> never been the
> buyer....always the seller.
>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger Moore
> <rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
> > Jim, the other night a neighbor brought me an oil
> > painting that he had purchased at a local antique
> > store for $150. He has disacovered that it was
> > painted by an early American painter and it is
> worth
> > over $40,000. He asked me to photograph it so he
> > could sent images to a museum. I will say that
> > photography of oil paintings is a challenge. I
> tried
> > all sorts of lighting but the oil gets a glare
> that
> > whites out the image. I ended up getting great
> > photographs but turning the two lights I was using
> > AWAY from the photograph. The painting was in the
> > dark, but in the automatic mode the aperature was
> kept
> > open longer due to the dark and the photograph
> came
> > out perfect. I continue to say that the two key
> > elements in photography for me are focus and
> lighting.
> > Roger
> >
> >
> > --- "J.C.SPILMAN" <JCSpilman1@C...> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks - it is a good process with which to
> > > experiment with
> > > different techniques - lighting, etc. I think
> that
> > > you will find
> > > it very useful for all sorts of applications.
> > >
> > > Jim/CNLF
> > >
> > > ===================
> > >
> > > Roger Moore wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jim, I've already sealed the things in an
> > > envelop. I
> > > > will try your suggestion when I get them back.
>
> > > The
> > > > photos are small but all the other items might
> be
> > > of
> > > > interest. Roger
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- "J.C.SPILMAN" <JCSpilman1@C...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Roger - -
> > > > >
> > > > > Before you mail the photos - try an
> experiment.
> > > > >
> > > > > Place the prints on a flat surface, tilted
> > > somewhat
> > > > > if necessary,
> > > > > and set it where it will get direct
> skylight,
> > > but
> > > > > NOT direct
> > > > > sunlight (but experiment if you like) and
> copy
> > > the
> > > > > photos up
> > > > > close with your digital camera. It will
> work
> > > best
> > > > > if you have
> > > > > your camera mounted on a tripod so that the
> > > distance
> > > > > of lens to
> > > > > photo is always the same. Fill the image
> finder
> > > > > with the coin
> > > > > image and be certain that focus is correct,
> and
> > > > > SHARP. Shoot
> > > > > with maximum resolution.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have been doing this for several years
> (both
> > > film
> > > > > and digital)
> > > > > and it works very nicely for almost any
> copying
> > > > > requirement.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim/CNLF
> > > > >
> > > > > ==============================
> > > > >
> > > > > Roger Moore wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Or how about the die progression being
> > > 1)sprig
> > > > > under
> > > > > > scroll and 2) a later addition of the WM.
> > > "Later"
> > > > > to
> > > > > > be defined. Perhaps not but I think the
> > > coin(s)
> > > > > need
> > > > > > re-evaluation. Just my opinion. I have
> > > photos of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > coin as they were provided to interested
> > > parties
> > > > > by
> > > > > > Higgins, as well as the number of
> appearances
> > > for
> > > > > it
> > > > > > in Coin World, etc. I will be sending
> these
> > > to
> > > > > Jim
> > > > > > Spilman this weekend so that he can scan
> them
> > > and
> > > > > post
> > > > > > them for those who have not seen it.
> Roger -
> > > the
> > > > > > iconoclast
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- johnmenc@o... wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > The WM was under the obverse without the
> 1/2
> > > to
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > Rarity 9 WM
> > > > > > > example. Both were with an obverse 62.
> > > Several
> > > > > weeks
> > > > > > > had gone by
> > > > > > > since the WM Higgins find and Higgins
> had
> > > the
> > > > > usual
> > > > > > > "grin" on his
> > > > > > > face whenever he saw a C4'er walk by or
> when
> > > > > anyone
> > > > > > > was examining
> > > > > > > his great find (rightfully so) ... so
> anyway
> > > ...
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > was walking by
> > > > > > > maybe two Parsipanny shows later and
> someone
> > > who
> > > > > > > knew him mentioned
> > > > > > > to me Higgins found something very
> unusual
> > > > > > > associated with this
> > > > > > > R9 ... so I walked over ... and there
> was an
> > > > > example
> > > > > > > with WM (very
> > > > > > > faint but present around 50% or so)
> under
> > > the
> > > > > sprig
> > > > > > > for a Morristown
> > > > > > > M.62 obverse NJ. After his find what
> would
> > > be
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > next logical
> > > > > > > cherrypicking step or action? ... I
> checked
> > > my
> > > > > > > entire collection ...
> > > > > > > and NOTHING. I searched for a year ...
> and
> > > > > NOTHING.
> > > > > > > Then after a
> > > > > > > year ... I stopped looking ... I think
> if
> > > > > everyone
> > > > > > > looked for a
> > > > > > > year ... R6+ would not be an
> overstatement?
> > > for
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > M.62 WM under
> > > > > > > the sprig sub-variety.
> > > > > > > HMMMMM .... Rhode Island Ship Token has
> this
>
=== message truncated ===
|
|---|
| URL da fonte |
|
|---|
| Data de publicação |
|
|---|
| Volume |
|
|---|
