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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1636500, member: 19463&quot;]We should not minimize the matter of black ink.&nbsp; When I print a photo at Costco Photo Lab, they charge 13 cents for a 4x6&quot; print no matter what colors are in the photo.&nbsp; If I print out the same size photo at home on my inkjet printer, the black background version would cost me at least four times as much in ink (and a lot over 13 cents).&nbsp; If I were to reproduce my black background images on normal (low priced) paper, I could not print anything on the back because of bleed through from all that black.&nbsp; A dealer using black for added drama will also be using heavy coated paper stock.&nbsp; We will see how different the catalogs for major dealers were in the 1990&#039;s compared to those of today in this regard.&nbsp; Only the very high end sales had a few huge, glossy color photos back then while today the sales catalogs can resemble coffee table books. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is one other factor to consider.&nbsp; White backgrounds can be too bright and cause flare in the camera that reduces image contrast on the coin itself.&nbsp; I prefer to shoot coins on an almost white background and whiten the result in postprocessing so as to avoid risking flare.&nbsp; Since I make prints at Costco and post images online where the dark background adds drama without negative side effects, I prefer black unless there is something that makes me really want another answer.&nbsp; One I recall was a Greek bronze coin that had the bottle cap edge treatment.&nbsp; Another is below:</p><p>[ATTACH]234738.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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