I know there is a $20 large cent post going, but I was just at the Van Nuys, CA coin show and bought this one for $22. Took some photos and was interesting to see how background and elevation changed the look. All photos taken at the same time, same location, same lighting. First - white background Second - black background Third - black background and the coin elevated by putting 5 pennies under it: no real question, just sharing. Probably the "truest" image is the second one.
I like the 2nd myself. The appearance is better perhaps in #3, but it looks slightly fuzzy, and that would throw off any "buy me" Jim
I have several different background handy for photos. They help to bring out a truer color depending on the coins color. Only the background color was changed in these three photos.
I like the second photo best as well. First is too dark, third is too light and gives the coin more of a cleaned look. Your Large Cent is the N-9 variety, which is an R-2.
R-2 = 501 to 1250 known examples. For a large cent variety that is considered common and garners no premium. However this is still interesting in that it is the widest spaced date of the 1816 cents.
This scale I believe is based on the copper coins (EAC). Please correct me if I'm wrong. Here's a corgi...
Photos are always a contention point. Aside from background and lighting, what type of camera used plays a big part, says the guy that can't take a good photo to save his life. LOL
@Kentucky I agree with the 2nd set of photos being the most representative of the "true" coin; it's always a good idea to take multiple shots with different backgrounds and variation in lighting to see that the WYSIWYG Image matches what a viewer would see in hand.
