(split over 2 posts due to image limits) These were my "problem pieces", the coins that I simply could not capture to my satisfaction for the life of me. So I sent them off to Mark Goodman. I'm so pleased that not only will I be buying his forthcoming Numismatic Photography book, but I'll be sending him more coins from my collection shortly. Ireland 1/2d, NGC PF63 BN CAMEO Same coin, but shot to show the color you see when cartwheeled. Sweden 5K, 1935 G. NGC MS64. German East Africa Pesa 1890. NGC MS64 Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Thaler, 1867. ICG AU53. Mintage of only 13,000 pieces. Bern 2.5 Batzen, 1826. PCGS MS65 OGH. Extremely prooflike. Great Britain 1/2d, 1799. NGC MS63 BN. A NEN acquisition. Great Britain Farthing, 1806. NGC MS62 BN. Nicely repunched 1 and 6 in the date...
Mecklenburg-Schwerin 5 Marks, 1904-A. PCGS PR65 OGH. This shot is straight on... ... and this one is when angled to see the color. These next 4 coins are a series of 4 1879-S morgan dollars in sequentially numbered MS64 NGC slabs. All 4 have similar characteristics: surface dust and haze that result in a dead look from straight on.... but when tilted to the light a world of color appears! 1/2d 1770. NGC MS64 BN PL. While I'd been able to capture the details of the coin, any shot that conveyed the "liquidity" of the surfaces and the prooflike aspects of the coin had utterly eluded me. Nice diebreak on the reverse, and doubling of the first 7 in the date. And lastly, the jewel of my fractional farthing collection. This is a case where (1) I think PCGS missed the boat on the grade (probably because of the tiny size of the coin)... if this were a U.S. copper of the same era, it would grade at least 2 points higher, and (2) even so, numerical grade has no bearing on the eye appeal of the coin. I bought it sight unseen and lucked out beyond my imagining... 1/4 Farthing, 1839. PCGS MS64 RB.
Beautiful coins! And I couldn't agree more on your grade of the 1/4 farthing. Superb photos and coins- congrats! Mike
Dude ! Fabulous ! :thumb: Also... the ones which look so different at different angles exemplify why it's necessary to hold certain coins in hand to fully appreciate them. EAGERLY awaiting the release of that book ! :eat:
Wow! Those are almost enough to get me to collect world coins. Magnificent! :thumb: Thanks for sharing! Phoenix
