I cant keep them to myself any longer.

As Bob knows, the 1860 has a lot of hot spots in the photo. A black background does not suit these coins very well in my estimation. Perhaps a grey, or even white, but the black amplifies the many many blacks and grays seen in the coins, which heightens the high contrasts in the coins, makes them more "harsh" than what they naturally are. You did not mention the resolution, can you "blow" them up? Can you see INTO all the tiny scratches, with still a razor sharpness along the edges of the gouges or scratches? Can you make 16 x 24 inch framed wall hangings of them? If he is charging you for these, I would shop around more. (I know I am critical here, too critical in the eyes of some) but I have spent years shooting color images. Bob, has displayed better photographic talents (his recent posting of his registry cent collection http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=30892 for example [or are these pics via PCGS ??], and notice the background colors of those), but these are not at that level. Some of my coins images can be seen at USACoinbook.com, but they are very low resolution, fit for the internet sales sites only, not good examples of great coin photography.
Seriously, though your coins should exude a WARM metallic glow, you should see the metal's texture much better, these samples you uploaded are rather harsh. Don't you agree?
PS -- These are Bob's better shots, http://www.robecsimages.com/index.html
and copper, brass coins do fine with black behind, but silver or gray, again I would go with grey, white, or even a soft blue.
GSDykes

 

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Hi-res images will be on a disk with the coins return.

I agree with some of your points, but I usually don't criticize the help I've received and for the bargain that these were done under.

I am perfectly happy to have them as is and the images are MUCH better than my crapy cell phone pictures.

I do have plans to have them all transferred over to a coinboard like Winged Liberty's sets, but that's not really an option with only 5 out of the 25 that I own.

Like my thread title suggests, I was just too dang excited to finally share these with some better quality photographs.

Thank you for your input though, there are some things that make a lot of sense in what you said.

 

Super looking coins. Easily out of my price range though, especially the 1876 CC, don't know which one I like best but it would be between the two 1876 coins. Super.

 

Great coins and images!!! Love them.

 

That 76-CC is actually quite affordable. I purchased that coin for like $400 or so. I have one in MS-62 that was about $800.

It's probably one of the cooler CC coins that you can get for that price range. I'd much rather have the common quarter over the common Morgan CCs.

 

Agreed!

 

Ok, heres the next set of updates from Bob, after this we should be about half-way through the collection so far.

 

And my Proof-Like 1876-S, although the professional opinion is that this coin has at the very least been polished.

Im no expert and I like the coin anyway, so I am not upset, but I do have my eyes open for another specimen just in case. She was my first Seated Quarter and what got me started/addicted.

 

Stunning coins and outstanding photos

 

These are nice, mucho better!!

 

Here is the last one from batch #2, just a common date, but I liked the look and the price for now.

 

Here are the next 5 that Bob has completed for me:

First up is an S/S Twenty Cent piece


1845 AU-55


Low Grade 1857-O, but the price was too good to pass up and the surfaces look pretty decent.


My MS-62 1876-CC



And finally a show pickup from the Raleigh Money Expo a few weeks ago.

Common enough date, but the overall look of the coin was nice and the price was acceptable, so into the hoard she goes for now.

 

Congrats! Bob does a great job with his photos! That 1861 is fantastic. Really cool. Like that 1845 too!

 

Here are some more photos of my seated quarter collection being photographed by @robec

1846-P AU-55


1847-P DDR AU-Details (Bummer NGC)


1856-O AU-50


1858-O AU-53 (Upgrade from my VF-25 CAC'ed example) (Both specimens purchased from Mike @ToughCOINS )


1858-P AU-58 (Upgrade from my AU-50 example above)

 

And a few more

1874-S AU-55 (two shots)



And the crème de la crème of my quarter collection (also two shots)

1870 Judd 885 PR-64 RB



Here is the proof pattern copper quarter you asked me to show you @PatternCollector

 

Im also gonna call @Mainebill to this thread, cause I know how much he likes a decent seated quarter

 

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

@treylxapi47 , nice collection. I'm becoming more fond of pattern coins myself.

 

You have some really nice coins in your set. I like looking at nice coins.

 

Thank you very much!