Spend enough time photographing coins and you start to realize that numismatics doubles as an accidental barbershop archive of the elite. For...
Today's share is the anonymous Bust & Harp token I had the pleasure of photographing yesterday. It's a quietly fascinating survivor from Lower...
A relatively new addition to my collection, this electrum coin of Mytilene, a one-sixth stater, called hektai in Greek, is one that quickly pulled...
The 1816 Austrian One Kreuzer I’ve been spending some time lately researching one of the most ubiquitous, yet historically dense, copper coins of...
I’m preparing an ANA Money Talks presentation on professional coin photography for the National Money Show in Savannah this February. I hope to...
If you’ve read the recent Canadian Coin News, you may recognize this page. My images appeared in the Errors & Varieties column, illustrating a...
Thessaly, Larissa Silver Stater (356–342 BC) I wanted to share a recent image and a few behind-the-scenes shots showing how it was made. The coin...
This summer, I had a set of three 5-ounce silver coins come into the studio with small Murano glass insects attached. One was a bee, another a...
Is it just me, or does the coin case for this Perth Mint Gold Sovereign look like a little wooden toilet seat? It has shape, proportion and little...
I’m curious—how many of you have had your coins photographed at a coin show? I understand there are coin photographers on this forum that shoot...
Shipping your collectible coins to Canada for photography is more straightforward than you might expect. Unlike many other industries facing...
Just wanted to share a cool little token I picked up: a gilt brass Whist counter from around 1850, featuring Queen Victoria on the front. Some of...
Does anyone know the dimensions of the Levick Plate? It was a direct print-to-page negative, so I'd like to find out how big the negative was to...
Does anyone know of any black-and-white coin prints, taken in the 19th century, that were hand-coloured? Hand-colouring was all the rage in...
Time to post your coin club medals. I came across this 1965 medal the other day, commemorating the inception of the Richmond Hill Coin Club the...
An 1803-FT Silver 8 Reales, minted at Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico City, Mexico. This is more than just several countermarks. Looks like a...
The newest addition to my collection; a couple of WW1 propaganda medals. The bronze version is pretty common, but the silver in not. I was lucky...
Everyone is familiar with The Money Changer and His Wife- 1514 oil on panel painting by the Flemish renaissance artist Quentin Matsys. It graced...
I'm wondering if anyone has a billion or trillion mark 1923 coin they would like photographed for free? I'd like to capture images of one for an...
Hey everyone, I'm fascinated by the history of numismatic photography and I am looking for any gems of information anyone can provide. Does...
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