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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 339316, member: 9270&quot;]Copper coins are notoriously difficult to image.</p><p>The darker the coin, the worse the problem.</p><p>And a light background compounds the problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s my Draped Bust half cent:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/_1Hf-1806-AU58.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A darker coin than the OP&#039;s, <u>AND</u> a light background (NGC holder insert.)</p><p>Not a bad image. Close to the coin in hand I think.</p><p>But I keep trying to improve my technique.</p><p>Look here for some good information:</p><p><a href="http://www.sigma-2.com/camerajim/cjgcoins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sigma-2.com/camerajim/cjgcoins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.sigma-2.com/camerajim/cjgcoins.htm</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m trying to get a piece of glass to try the Axial Lighting technique.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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