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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 506776, member: 11521&quot;]I really like that coin. It looks completely original. And I like the die cracks. I&#039;m not sure about this but I do not think die cracks like these would keep the coin from grading MS-65 but they may keep it from grading MS-66. (We should know for sure when Doug chimes in.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your photos look very good. But, as you know, there is always room for improvement. I am working on improving my coin photography skills too so take what I say as helpful critique rather than criticism. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Focus - On the obvere the date is out of focus but the rest of the coin is pretty much in focus. Is the coin tilted at all? Are you shooting straight at the coin? At these distances the depth of field is very shallow so if the coin is tilted some portions of the coin could be out of focus.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, sometimes you may need to tilt your coin to show toning. The tradeoff to capture color may be having parts of the coin out of focus. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lighting - For the most part your lighting looks good. A few parts of the coin may be a tad dark and you have glare (from a light) on your slab and the coin in some shots. (Try moving the light around so it does not produce glare.) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You probably already know this but (for the benefit of those that may not) for best results you should not have any light in the room except for the lights illuminating the coin. Turn off other lights and lamps and close window shades. If you have adjusted your camera settings to the lights used to illuminate the coin and that is the only light falling on the coin you will get better results than if there are multiple types of light.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>White Balance - The colors in your coin look fine but only you know if they are accurate. If you have set your White Balance correctly the camera will recreate colors more accurately. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Photo Editing - I cropped the slab out of your first photo (using Photoshop Elements) so the coin is against a black background. I think this looks much better than having the slab in the photo. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Overall though I think your photos are excellent. Feel free to critique my photos. I am always looking for ways to improve my skills.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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