James I Double Crown - thoughts?

[Coinery 926]

These two coins are meant to be exactly the same coin, photographed at different times. Of course photography can vary, but this one looks comparatively  mushy…what do you think?

[Coinery 926]

[Coinery 926]

The stop before IACOBVS?

Try expanding the SAS at the bottom of the coin?

[TomGoodheart 373]

On balance, I'd say yes. But the difference in focus and lighting meant I had to do a lot of checking! And yes the top looks mushy, but I assume it's out of focus.

Can you buy it at the price of the top one? Because with that photo it should really be a lot lower than the price of the lower one! 

[Coinery 926]

I was simply looking at various dies for the double crown and came across these two that were difficult to reconcile.
I initially assumed them to be different coins of the same die…I think it a tricky call, photography versus analysis, for me at least.
Interestingly the chronology is all wrong at London Coins, which counts against me to be fair!

[Michael-Roo 777]

Same.

 

[Coinery 926]

8 hours ago, Michael-Roo said:

Same.

 

Amazing the difference two photos can make! The first looks like it’s just popped off the die, the second, like it’s been on the bottom of the ocean a few hundred years!

[oldcopper 275]

7 minutes ago, Coinery said:

Amazing the difference two photos can make! The first looks like it’s just popped off the die, the second, like it’s been on the bottom of the ocean a few hundred years!

The variable rim outside the border is a giveaway. Exactly the same in both.