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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7878273, member: 19463&quot;]When we photograph coins (or anything else!) we are not recording the object but the light that bounces off and comes in the direction of the camera.&nbsp; Most things scatter light in every direction but black coins do not (that is why they are black).&nbsp; What we must photograph is the glare that comes from them at only certain angles so we must find that angle.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a glossy black Maximinus II but this Magnentius demonstrates the idea.&nbsp; If you had it in hand, you would wiggle it until the light/glare bounced off in your direction.&nbsp; This is what you do if you want an image of such a coin.&nbsp; Play with the light until you see what you want to see. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358299[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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