Seriously, go buy that book and read it. It's a lot cheaper than buying a ton of bulbs you don't like...
Funny. I was thinking that exact thing as I typed it. But man, I really like calling those cuds too! How about we split the difference and call it...
Nice coin. That's a B-1 (R1) which is the most common of the 1835 varieties, but it has that great high 3 on the date. The coin was struck from...
I love that heavy clash on the reverse from Liberty's hair.
It's suspicious looking for sure. I'm not a Morgan expert but my gut doesnt like that coin.
Great idea. For some reason it never occurred to me before to order a Hungarian catalog. I just ordered a copy of Adamovszky István's Magyar Érme...
It's going to be a step up from what you are using, but you will need a lot of illumination. You can always use additional lamps if you need to.
Thanks. I was surprised how much I learned about the coins by superimposing the images. The clash mark callouts I posted were the ones where I...
Ah good I was hoping someone would notice that! I haven't got a clue how that got there, but yes it's really there. It's not in the right place...
Post up your favorite coins with die clash marks! Let's see those clashes! For those who may not be familiar with die clashes, a die clash...
Yea I've been doing this exact thing with my Hungarian type set. NGC World Value service is really great for this. You end up paying $19 per coin...
Before you buy anything else, the absolute best advice I can give you is to buy this book and read it cover to cover: Numismatic Photography 2nd...
A soft white bulb is going to be yellow light around 2700K. Tungsten white balance is going to be around 3500K. Do you have a better stock option...
What type of lighting are you using and what are your camera settings?
Gold is tricky to light properly. I've gotten the best results from using indirect light. You can also get some better color by reducing the...
I only have catalogs going back a few years, so I don't have any significantly older catalogs to check. The missing coins aren't listed on Numista...
Novice collectors not understanding how much of a difference in price there should be between problem/problem-free coins is indeed a problem, but...
You can't really say that it will be worth x% of a problem-free coin. As with any coin, the value is based on supply and demand and the eye appeal...
Indeed! It's always reminded me of a top down view of the Millenium Falcon. [IMG] [IMG]
Yea that one is always stumping people. If you're not familiar with the arcade chain it just looks like a world coin. My LCS even had them as...
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