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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 538247, member: 4580&quot;]Thanks, clembo...</p><p><br /></p><p>After 30 years of collecting U.S. Type, digital photography came along and I began to photograph my coins.&nbsp; Now my collecting goals have expanded to include as many <u>interesting, intriguing or beautiful</u> examples as I can.&nbsp; Sometimes I find all three in one example.&nbsp; That&#039;s a treat.</p><p><br /></p><p>I try to produce images the coins&#039; designers might enjoy.&nbsp; I figure if Victor D. Brenner would enjoy these images, others should as well.&nbsp; ; )</p><p><br /></p><p>While I take and present the photos, it is really the coin and the designer being shown off, whether the U.S. Mint or an Indiana die sinker of Civil War tokens.&nbsp; There are lots of beautiful coins, tokens, and medals to photograph and study.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, coins can appreciate simply as a result of better quality photos presented to potential buyers in listings or on websites. I believe that coins lacking eye appeal in their photos will be devalued as eye appeal becomes more and more important in efforts to sell coins. To some extent, the better one&#039;s photos, the better their coins.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>I study coins by:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Devices</p><p>2. Fields</p><p>3. Rims</p><p>4. Edge</p><p>5. Luster</p><p>6. Strike</p><p>7. Grade</p><p>8. Rarity, mintage</p><p>9. Value</p><p>10. Need (often this leads me to the Back button on listings)</p><p><br /></p><p>Examination of coins in hand can be enhanced by studying images on the computer screen, like using a loupe.&nbsp; Discoveries on screen should be checked for verification with the coin under a glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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