GTG 1882-S Morgan Dollar

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65

 

I'll go with MS 66
...I can even see a 67 if the photo is not concealing any hits/marks as it looks quite clean

 

65

 

MS-65

 

65 with a green CAC

 

MS-65

 

4 against 1

 

MS66

 

This may seem redundant, but I also go with MS 65

 

Dude, those pictures are severely overlit. Can you try again and tone it down a bit?

Based on those pics, I can't see this getting anything over a 64 - but I'm willing to change my mind with different pics.

 

I agree

 

65

 

65 as well here

 

They are way over lit—I agree. However, the fields are clean, and it is a good strike. It looks like a gem to me—not a 66 or 67, but 65 to 65+

 

I thought the pics were a bit bright, but didn't realize they were "severely overlit." I'll try again.

 

While you know I'm prone to exaggeration, anytime I see a picture with wide swaths of bright white areas, I call that severely overlit.

If you were to ask an actual photographer, they'd call this phenomenon a "blowout".

@rmpsrpms and @messydesk can offer a wide variety of suggestions on how to reduce this effect.

 

The whiteout spots tell me the luster is beaming. I’m going 65.

And yes, whiteout is really tough especially when the coins are just that blazing because then when you reduce the exposure to minimize it the whole coin looks duller than it actually is. I don’t shoot white coins very often so I would love to hear how folks deal with (another thread perhaps) this but I had that same issue with this one last week:

 

Not necessarily, at all.

I can make a VF circ-cam have blowouts as easily as anything else.

Could be an interesting idea for a thread. If someone else doesn't post a thread, I might work around with some bits and see if I can come up with something at all.

The problem you're having with this coin is either:

- you have too many lights on it. I often use three lights, but find that when I use 2, the contrast is better. I'm not sure how many lights you're using, but seriously, try turning one off and see what happens.

- the angle of your lights isn't right.

Basically, the problem you have in these pictures isn't that your lights are too strong or that your exposure is wrong (as in CBD's original post). The problem you have here is that your contrast is wrong. In order to show relief, you need a contrast of highlights and shadows. In the picture you show, there is almost no shadow - its all highlight. Try lowering the angle of your lights to create more shadow, or turn off a light to reduce the saturation.

 

Wow, now that I retook these, it hit me how right you all were regarding the lighting. Thanks.