+1 I see tooling that would make me bid less but not so objectionable that it will be a concern to at least two bidders that will drive the...
Your choice: a bag of cheap junk, a handful of half decent stuff, one mint state EID MAR denarius. Same price.
This purse is black. [ATTACH] I shot this since I got my loose change out of the bank to select the ones to shoot for my photo page (2015...
Oldest there is, isn't it?
My three offerings are examples of coins most people would avoid like he plague. Lifetime Salamis mint 4dr was made affordable by test cut...
http://www.pbase.com/image/160721449 [IMG] This thread drove me to produce the above image with labels (see page). Whether it becomes a new...
It is fine to clean up a black background using software but it is easier to start with an even black(ish) background rather than trying to remove...
There is also the opinion that if your coins are looking less good in hand than in your photos you might want to improve the light you use when...
No you don't. My images seem to bring out detail which keep coins from selling since they look worse than in hand. Of course my images were made...
Cities in the Roman provinces like Thrace were allowed to produce bronze coins for local circulation. Almost all showed the current emperor on...
I have seen many coins that look like #3 and suspect this is accurate. You have a lot of flare. Perhaps it is time to try a better background.
I know enough about photography that I am not comfortable saying coins are good or bad base only on photos. The first one was funny looking in...
Thanks. I try too hard to avoid blocked highlights and shadows to the point of having no specular sparkle. My camera rig is set up in a closet...
I need a Cupid/dolphin. This is the latest reshoot of my owl. [ATTACH]
I know this thread has gone past where anyone interested will visit but I'm posting my reshoot anyway. This one was shot with a camera in the...
Good news: Mine is not a cast. Bad News: It is a fourree. Note the nose and spokes. [ATTACH] I don't believe either spokes or nose is...
We see the ligate MN for Manius regularly enough that I wonder if the intent was MAN lacking he cross on the A almost like it was the single...
The link to Forvm started with a very negative review by Andrew McCabe and went into a rebuttal by Mr. Harlan. He mentions the possible...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Venus_Cloacina The drawing on the above page shows the round shrine from two sides. Look at the left...
My second denarius is well known to this list thanks to the great write up we got from TIF when she got her specimen....
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