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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 25747070, member: 15309&quot;]Photographing proof coins is an absolute pain.&nbsp; For uncirculated coins, I use direct lighting with two gooseneck lamps placed at 10 &amp; 2.&nbsp; Now you can still do this with proof coins, but you will lose the color to the reflective fields.&nbsp; Take this Washington Quarter for example.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MblYK19.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rOcEWTy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The color shows somewhat, but in order to unleash the full toning profile, you need to use either diffused lighting or axial lighting.&nbsp; I simply put a shade over the gooseneck lamp to achieve this, even a piece of paper will work.&nbsp; The result is more color, but more hot spots and dark spots, and an overall lower quality photo. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6PSJTYQ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you see someone who can routinely take quality photos of proof coins that show both color and correct contrast, they will often be a very good photographer with top shelf camera equipment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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