A handful of my favorite pieces from my first two months of collecting, uploaded in no particular order. Some slabbed, some raw. (Click on my sig.)
I've just got to catch up to you when it comes to photography. Those are all sellers' images, but they do faithfully represent the coins.
Very nice collection. I love those 40%, both SMS and business strike, and the way they tone. It starts out so subtly and then BAM. Not that quick but you get the idea. Man I need a good camera set up because I never post anything I have or buy, well rarely.
I'm planning to do a lot of collecting, so in the long run it's going to be cheaper and quicker for me to buy the necessary equipment and learn how to photograph. One thing at a time though.
Just throwing it there fellas, as a reminder... For $200, you can get everything you need to take quality images (camera, lights, tripod). The most important part, the knowledge, is what you can't buy and will only come with practice and experience.
