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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Denis Richard, post: 24850448, member: 112673&quot;]While I agree it is impossible to capture the same range of colors in a single image with a slabbed coin that you can with a raw coin, it is, however, quite possible to capture almost all of the toning with properly placed lights. The images below are slabbed coins shot in my studio using two studio lights, with 40-degree grids, pointed almost straight down on the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592518[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1592519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1592520[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1592521[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To put the images above in perspective, below is the PCGS True View image of the same coin, photographed raw by PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As others here have pointed out, the angle of the light is critical. Below is the raw file, right out of the camera, and you can see the edges of the light reflection just off the edges of the coin face. This is as close as you can get to axial lighting without glare from the plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also worth noting is that it&#039;s impossible to get the best lighting for both the case and the coin in a single image. I always shoot them separately and combine them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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