Fruits of the Desert

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  1. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Almost look like a coconut on the coin at left.

    Say, Deacon Ray - you're gettin' younger on us!

    I'm a bit younger in my own (ca. 2004) avatar picture, too.

    All these digital "posters" you're creating have coffee stables book potential one day, y'know.
     
  4. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Coins look great.
     
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  5. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Another winner!

    Where do you find the mosaics you are using?
     
  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Yes, and do you use public domain images?

    (I'm thinking in terms of your publication future.)
     
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  7. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Thanks @Deacon Ray - terrific coins and great presentation.
     
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  8. TJC

    TJC Well-Known Member

    Nice!
     
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  9. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    The miracle of soft focus ;) LOL
     
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  10. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Many are public domain images but I also have a huge archive of stock photos from years of doing graphics for the church and charity organizations.
     
  11. Johndakerftw

    Johndakerftw Mr. Rogers is My Hero

    Sweet coins, Deacon Ray! Thanks to you, I have a couple that I'll post when I get home. :D

    Btw, you need to make posters and sell them. :cool:

    Erin
     
  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I'd buy some.

    I had one of the Roman coin posters put out by Dirty Old Coins. They're great. But our good Deacon could produce something even better that showed both sides of the coin and a bit of info, plus those little flourishes like the mosaics seen here.
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Here's Deacon Ray, "playing with" my coins.

    Love it. :D



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  14. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Hi Theodosius. Most of my background images utilize stock photos of various World Heritage sites. Many of the older line drawings are public domain images. I've been collecting stock photos over the years working in the printing industry. I'm also a subscriber to iStockphoto.
     
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  15. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Thanks, Erin! You're very kind!
     
  16. Johndakerftw

    Johndakerftw Mr. Rogers is My Hero

    Ta Da! :D

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    I take the worst pics ever, lol. These coins are far better than my sucky photography portrays.

    Erin
     
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  17. arnoldoe

    arnoldoe Well-Known Member

    The Judean date palm was extinct for about 1,000 years,

    but they sprouted some 2000 year old Judean date palm seeds in 2005 brought it back
     
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  18. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    way kool!
     
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  19. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Awesome! What a great story.
     
  20. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Fascinating factoid! Thanks for sharing that! I can't watch that video on my present connection, but will, later.
     
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