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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3541148, member: 19463"]This thread started to show an accessory for viewing rather than photography but I tried a couple photos using the slot as suggested by dadams. The thickness of the slot allowed some adjustment of angle for the photos. Not every coin has any detail to be shown by this type examination and the ones I tried were just coins I happened to have at home today. I need to give more thought to what is to be done with this toy.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Syracuse bronze shows some edge detail but is mostly noteworthy as the first one I tried.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]941175[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Later Alexandrian tets like this Carinus at least has more to see. I need to work on the lighting more to show what need to be shown. I like this coin partly as the cheapest coin I have purchased this year. The seller thought it was trash. I liked it and would have paid over $10 if he had asked. It is fun to photograph.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]941177[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3541148, member: 19463"]This thread started to show an accessory for viewing rather than photography but I tried a couple photos using the slot as suggested by dadams. The thickness of the slot allowed some adjustment of angle for the photos. Not every coin has any detail to be shown by this type examination and the ones I tried were just coins I happened to have at home today. I need to give more thought to what is to be done with this toy. This Syracuse bronze shows some edge detail but is mostly noteworthy as the first one I tried. [ATTACH=full]941175[/ATTACH] Later Alexandrian tets like this Carinus at least has more to see. I need to work on the lighting more to show what need to be shown. I like this coin partly as the cheapest coin I have purchased this year. The seller thought it was trash. I liked it and would have paid over $10 if he had asked. It is fun to photograph. [ATTACH=full]941177[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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