1876-S Seated Quarter - The Butler Did It

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1876-S Seated Quarter - The Butler Did It

#1 Unread post by Matthudson »

Back at the turn of the former century, affluent collectors housed their coins in wooden cabinets, usually obverse up. They would periodically "groom" them by wiping the dust off with a cloth. If they were really well off, they would delegate this task to their household staff.

I believe this splendid quarter, snatched from circulation early in its life (but not before sustaining a minor nick on the rim) is one such case of so called "Cabinet Friction", or "Cabinet Rub". The reverse, it follows, shows no such signs of this periodic cleaning regimen. There's even a fair amount of cartwheel luster!

By the way, this is also where we get the term to "rub someone out". Stemming from the common practice of butlers systematically murdering innocent coins. (Hey! I'm old. I'm at the age where I get to make up crap!)

OH! By the way, I see doubling on the shield on the reverse. Is that of any particular interest?

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#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

Hey Matt , Nice non-problematic coin except for the ding. I do see what appears to be cleaning as well but not offsetting . Can you just try one thing ? Test out this program for better pics. >>> PhotoScape ( free DL, easy to use, crops, enlarges etc..) .
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SensibleSal66 wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:47 am Test out this program for better pics.
I have a pretty comprehensive photo editor now. What do you need that my picture isn't giving you? If it's resolution, then it's the camera - unfortunately, not a DLSR.
Although, I am going from 2376 pxl down to 1188 to save storage RAM on my computer. Is that it, perhaps?

Is this one sharper?

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I like to use PhotoScape that does things like crop in a circular design, enlarge , adjust lighting etc . ...
Example :NOTICE the Difference it makes Click to enlarge .
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Matthudson: All the below may not apply to what you are doing. It is just a cookie cutter paste.

When posting photos of a coin you would like someone to look at, you NEED to post a Cropped photo of both the the full Obverse and Reverse. Try to take these photos as clear and close as possible. Next take some photos of the area in question, again as close and clear as possible. It would also help if you could find some way to point to the area in question or give a detailed explanation of what you want to be looked at. DO NOT just say "What Error is this?", "What do you think about this coin and what is the value?" or "What can you tell me about this coin?". We would happily provide you with sites you can research coin errors and varieties.

If you need a photo editing program, there are three free ones that come to mind. They are PhotoScape, Inkscape and Gimp. Of the three PhotoScape is the easiest to use. I use PhotoScape and it will do everything required to post photos on the board. Daniel explains quite well in the following two topics, POSTING PHOTOS plus his video on this same topic Daniels posting Coins Video on posting coins
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The doubling on the reverse is part of the intended design
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#7 Unread post by Triple C »

Great looking coin...Thanks for sharing Matt!

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Paul wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:50 pm The doubling on the reverse is part of the intended design
I noticed now, looking at several plate coins.

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SensibleSal66 wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:45 pm I like to use PhotoScape that does things like crop in a circular design, enlarge , adjust lighting etc . ...
Example :NOTICE the Difference it makes Click to enlarge .
I think it's time for me to buy a ring light!! That would help a lot.

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#10 Unread post by Earle42 »

I agree.
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