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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1133275, member: 26972&quot;]Currently - I am of a different opinion on Red Copper 65RD and and up, probably because I am a newschool internet coin buyer.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I have the patience to run around different shows. besides, with out other coins that I have, I doubt i would know what I was looking at with a coin in hand.&nbsp; I need to compare any potential purchase to a given, like a coin I already own.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as imaging the coin to present detail more so than the luster. I feel that there is nothing more disappointing to have a well struck high grade cent arrive&nbsp; with lack luster brilliance.&nbsp; Everyone likes/looks for different things in their coins. To me,&nbsp; when I line up several 66 or 67RDs the ones that immediately grab your attention are the most lusterous at arms length, then you pull the loupe out.&nbsp; I feel that digital images of high grade copper should be presented in the same scenario.&nbsp; Luster first then expand up into high resolution for the details.&nbsp; My images are somewhere around 50x which is high enough to see the metal flow lines that create cartwheeling luster . </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel like I am consistently getting a good portion of both luster and detail, however I also know that there is room for improvement.&nbsp; Hopefully this summer I will have new equip producing better results and a top secret project will also come to fruition.&nbsp; lol</p><p><br /></p><p>Here again,&nbsp; I am going on what I have learned to like, what I notice, what I look for.&nbsp; To each his own...&nbsp; Of course my opinion can and will likely change, if my focus on what I am collecting/looking for, changes.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I haven&#039;t embarked on finding EDS coins with perfect strikes and minimal to no tics and dings.&nbsp; I totally agree about luster vs details, If I looked at a coin first under a loupe for the details and then looked at in hand, I might have a different opinion about this. I feel like I am consistently getting a good portion of both.&nbsp; Keeping the lighting and camera settings the same when shooting MSRD copper is important for consistency..</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some coins that I shot early on that need to be reshot using my current set up however I think this set exemplifies what I have collected/learned so far. <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1209" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1209" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1209</a></p><p><br /></p><p>ANyways....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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