I was listening to Monstercat going through a couple dime rolls. I cant take a picture of a coin even if there was a gun to my head. (I need to look for a thread on how to take good pictures of coins) also sorry that two of the pics are sideways. and its dark XD. 1936 mercury dime BU. any estimates on value? Obverse1: Obverse2: Reverse: not full bands but maybe next time.
Nice score! I can't get an idea of the grade from those pics better than "at least AU details," but that would be a great find even if it's only worth melt. I would treasure it forever if I found it.
Photographing a coin is an art in itself...trial and error...A good camera to start, the right lighting and angle is everything, sometimes moving the camera further back and zooming in works better than taking in up close.. you have to find what works best for your camera. I use a Nikon coolpix l330...I have never even tried with a cellphone camera but assume lots of people use those.
You can start be changing your lighting configuration. At minimum, it is best to use two light sources placed at 10 & 2 o'clock and at an angle of 45 degrees to the subject. This way, with your camera mounted directly over the subject, light will not bounce back into the lens. Once you take a clear photo, you need to crop out the extraneous background as close to the coin as possible and then resize the image. These are the minimum requirements for taking a halfway decent photo. You may also need to use a copy stand or tripod to avoid blurry photos. Bear in mind that when you enlarge an image, you also enlarge any imperfections captured in the image like blurriness. Chris
