So, I am making an effort to become a better coin photographer. It is something I have been wanting to do for a long time, but just haven't even given it a try. Over the last few days, I have read and studied and practiced and already I can see a significant improvement in my photography skills. The main reason I wanted to do this, is because I wanted to share my collection with the members here. So, here is the first world "coin" I have imaged. It is my 1919 1/2 Mark Notgeld token (Funck-105.11) from the City of Duren. This piece is graded by PCGS. Feel free to guess the grade, I will reveal it in a day or two. I recently purchased this piece. It's the first (and currently only) Notgeld token that I own. I loved the design on the obverse depicting a WWI era pilot as I have always had a deep interest in aviation. I am going to make an effort to post additional photographed world coins to this thread from time to time in an effort to keep them all contained here. The majority of my world collection is German coins. I am also going to do a similar thread for my U.S. coins. Thread here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/camarodmds-u-s-collection-photos.360106/ So, here is the 1919 1/2 Mark Notgeld token (Funck-105.11)
That's a cool design on yours. I have seen that one and I have also seen one with a solider wearing a helmet...but I just loved the fighter pilot. Any guesses on Grade? It is slabbed by PCGS.
Great coin and photography. I've been working on my coin photos also but, well, let's just say it's a work in progress.
Thanks! I actually just purchased a new camera yesterday (been dying to upgrade for a while). That has nothing to do with the coin photography...but hopefully better quality images will be a result. I do have a 100mm macro lens on my list soon...and I think that will be really good for coins.
A lot of people swear by their cell phone and just a macro lens with it. That's what my daughter does with her nature photography, flowers and insects.
I just realized I never posted the grade. The token was graded MS65 by PCGS. OK, here is one I just photographed. This is a lovely 1969 5 Mark Commemorating 20 Years of East Germany. There is the scarce Copper-Nickel variety of this coin of which only 12,741 were minted. The coin is much more commonly seen in the Nickel-Bronze version of which over 50 million were minted. The Nickel-Bronze type has a much more copper colored appearance.
