Try this thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/photo-editing-and-presentation-with-photoscape.175157/
I did it for you, but if you just download Photoscape and click "Combine" you can do it yourself. This lesson was free, as was the image alteration and also the use of my pic in your first post
@daveydempsey. Disappointed that you didn't get the backgrounds the same colour nor recover any of the blown out detail!
Come on, Timmy... you know the CT membership has always been here to do everything for you, so there is no need to hide behind an alt. Seriously though, is this just a one-time request, or should we be on call? Hey, I can't blame you for not wanting to take a few moments of your precious time to learn to use a free program to edit your own photos... when someone else can waste their time doing it for you, why bother?
While it is true that a photo editor can be very useful to enhance the image, it would be better to have had illumination that shows the coin so that there are no hot spots or overly dark areas; in other words--the best setup for this worn, low-contrast coin. Your images show a hot spot (washed out) on the upper part, and too much shadow on the remaining part of both faces. It appears that you may have used a cell phone (with flash) to take that shot, or else a fluorescent lamp that was very close by. If you can arrange 2 light sources opposite one-another, about 18-inches from the coin, and at about a 45 to 60-degree angle, you will get a better result (and without flash if you had used it) in your photo. This suggestion is not meant to be applicable for other coins of different metals, surface condition, toning, reflectivity, or if slabbed, as the best lighting for those can vary. If you really want to know how to set up lighting and photograph your coins for the best possible result, I can recommend this book that I own: "NUMISMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY" 2nd Edition by Mark Goodman
