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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1636002, member: 15445&quot;]Yep.&nbsp; No driving home intoxicated since I&#039;m already home.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is no shortage of friends anxious to visit either.&nbsp; When they are both friends and coin collectors, then the fun really begins. :smile</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending upon the coin’s surface characteristics and toning, the lamps may be diffused using a couple pieces of plain paper.&nbsp; I typically use drafting velum (translucent paper) as a diffuser. </p><p><br /></p><p>When photographing a proof coin, I sometimes use a tube of velum to diffuse the illumination all around the coin while minimizing the axial illumination.&nbsp; The camera is aimed down the tube depicted.&nbsp; We sometimes put a black card on the camera so that the camera’s reflection doesn’t appear in the coin’s mirror surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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