Ancients => until tomorrow

This thread reminds me I need to practice shooting non-ancient coins.

 

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Who is the woman on this note?

 

Most I do but filed away somewhere...as I purchase these in bulk back before the beginning of the year...

 

Love those moderns Doug, but I must admit I'm surprised you still have any....

I just have a few after selling them all off a few years ago and replacing them in a leisurely manner as a general 'obsolete type' offering...and even then most with 'issues' that are far more affordable and still have some eye-appeal. Like these two:

 

I thought your pictures of your moderns looks pretty good @dougsmit

 

Doug's photos ALWAYS look exceptional!!! ----- No matter the subject matter---but he's a perfectionist and never quite content with the finished product and always someone to emulate and learn from...

 

=> I agree (the dude is money!!)

Sadly, on the flip-side, these are my best efforts (apparently I need to listen more and talk less)






... honestly, a seller's sweet coin-photo is like chumming the water!! (I hit that like a shark hits bait on the nature channel!!)

 

That is a stunning coin! I don't collect ancients but that has to get anyone to turn their head! And what the heck is NGC saying 2/5 on surface?.

 

Very nice example!

 

Here is one of my favorite examples of an Edward I penny. Not a rare coin per se, however the quality of this example is quite uncommon. VF and deep strike on a oversized flan with great toning. At this period in time in Englad the practice of clipping coins was rampant so to get such a full flan is rare.

 

That is a very nice one @HammeredCoin

 

I have a couple of pennies. The US collectors told me I should get them slabbed. I guess that means they liked them...

 

Here's an example of an attractive 'unmarked' Trade Dollar-- many find them a bit boring, but I thought it fit nicely into my modest 'Type' collection.

JA, whether slabbed or not, I agree your pennies are superb, high-grade examples!!!

 

Wow, that TD has super eye-appeal. I'd love to have an example that nice. Collectors of moderns and ancients really do see things with different eyes. That obverse rim damage is utterly inconsequential to me. I just WISH some of my ancients had as little damage!

 

I have a difficult time photographing modern coins as well. I take almost zero interest in what the US mint churns out anymore, but I did collect several sets of the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative cents because I thought they were some of the artistically finest recent issues. If you want good bronze, you've got to get them in the mint sets - the stuff they sent to banks was that zinc-plated third-world crap. But like I said, I can't photograph them well - they're just too damn shiny...

 

JA, for what it's worth, I think you did an excellent job photographing and capturing the Lincoln mini-series-- the shadows enhance the beauty and appeal in a exceedingly pleasing manner.

 

Here's another 'obsolete' type that was considerably less than typical retail (like the T dollar) due to issues or qualifications, but now affordable and still possessing considerable eye-appeal. These minor imperfections are meaningless to me, especially when they allow me to purchase decent coins at a sizeable 'discount'.

 

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