2008 P Lincoln Cent Question

[Rhubarb]

Is this a normal reverse with a Gouge or Bump on Lincoln's Chest? Also there is a Halo around him. Pretty neat either way.

Rhubarb

[Dick]

That "bump', is the oxygen suply to his hood. He thought we would run out of oxygen after all these years, when he came back to see what we were going to use for the reverse. He wants to make sure we don't include the old "outhouse", because he didn't live there!
Dick

[coppercoins]

The halo appears to be a stain. Everything else appears to be normal to me.

[coop]

David: Let me guess on your lighting? A ring light? Part of the reason for me to quit using was the grainy light that over encompasses the image. Light and dark has been replaced with a glow.

[Rhubarb]

[Teryble]

Very nice set up! Was it very expensive?
T.Y. Tery

[coop]

Is the light adjustable to dim it? Is the bulb hot? If the cover is not hot, you might try a plastic grocery bag over the cover to difuse the light. It this doesn't help try tissue paper or bond paper if the problem of too much light persists.

If the light is like a floresent type where the light comes across the length of the screen that would not make it directional. Tou may want to try and screen off the rest but leave a hole open in the center of the paper to make the light directional. All depends on if the light is hot or not. If it is then we will have to re-think the plan.

[Rhubarb]

[Bob P]

There's nothing wrong with the scope, but you might want to consider an external light source of some kind. I use a fiber optic dual goose neck light box. You can position these anywhere around the coin, and can diffuse the light with just about anything (I use old white coin tubes). The light box can also adjust the intensity of the light. The halogen light on your scope is just too hot to do anything practical with.

[coop]

David: Here is a suggestion:
Take the screw out of the hold down for slides and use a coat hanger section to make a curtain that will not touch the bulb and will difuse the light before it gets to the coin. Make it curve to match the angle of the light and put two circles in the ends of the wire so you can fasten it to the table of the scope. Try different types of difusers. Make sure to bend it enought to not be affected by the heat from the lamp. Try plastic grocery bags, tissue paper, paper, clear plastic/frosted containers like you store food in. and fasten it to the scope with the two screws that you removed. You have to keep the shield away from the view of the scope and make the light difused reaching the coin. A ramp might help also. That way you get the golden glow to make the coin bounce the light into the eyepieces. Just a little something to take the glow off the devices. Then you should have it. If not, try Bob's suggestion of an alternative light source. I tried the fiber light and it worked bright enough for the ring light. But the two fiber cables didn't work well for me it was too dim. So I hopped up my old lighting converting it from 6V to 12V and used a larger bulb (14 W) and get good images of proof and BU coins. The circulated ones I wish were brighter. But experiment. Try this, try that till you get what you want. sometimes you have to try a totally different aproach. But keep what works, discard what doesn't. It just takes your personal tweaking to get what you want. If you don't go with the ramp, then you should cover the glass plate under the lens. You could be getting glare from that also.

[Rhubarb]

I'm still working on it Coop. I think the more denser-clearer plastic work's the best so far. I will look for a better material. Here is the best picture I've had.

David