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Message:: [QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4568320, member: 112673"]I think your 1964 quarters look good on both backgrounds, but they each have a different feel. The only thing that is necessary about choosing a background is that it compliments the coin, so what aspect or feature of the coin are you trying to show?  Then ask yourself which color background best compliments that feature? Maybe it's not black or white background at all, but a complimentary color or texture? Generally, a coin appears brighter on a black background and darker on a white background. Obviously it's an optical illusion. How bright do you want your coin too appear? The backgrounds in the images below are stark contrasts to the coin. [ATTACH=full]1131160[/ATTACH] Here's the same coin on a background color that was picked form the coin itself. It feels warmer, because the color is a warm hue, and it creates a pleasing harmony between the tones of the coin and the rest of the image. [ATTACH=full]1131181[/ATTACH] I often pick a minor color in the coin, that contrasts the primary coin color, as a background, like the image below. [ATTACH=full]1131191[/ATTACH] Or you can choose a lighter or darker sample of the primary color in the coin, and add a texture, like the image below. [ATTACH=full]1131192[/ATTACH]  or a blend of several choices... [ATTACH=full]1131194[/ATTACH] At the end of the day, which background makes your coin look the best it can?[/QUOTE]