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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3852411, member: 84744&quot;]I&#039;ve been so busy I didn&#039;t get a chance to respond to this thread!&nbsp; Thanks for the many kind words above, and I&#039;m glad I had a few photography wins at least. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It is indeed challenge to take and assemble 500+ coin photos... and I have to force myself not to spend too long on the pick-bin coins.&nbsp; (More bargains, I guess!) </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER], your new photo of the Trajan is magnificent!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my favourite (only?) pick-bin win from last time:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020751[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Han dynasty &quot;goose eye&quot; wu zhu, Hartill 10.29</font></p><p><br /></p><p>What makes this particularly cool is its size: only 0.64g and 11.5mm.&nbsp; (Also it&#039;s ex [USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER]!)&nbsp; According to Hartill, these have been found in Western Han tombs of 73-33 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like the pick-bin and will be continuing with it, even though it sure ain&#039;t no moneymaker.&nbsp; I think of it as a service to the hobby, and maybe will even bring in some new collectors?&nbsp; I hope so, anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a grid of pick-bin coins from tomorrow&#039;s auction.&nbsp; (Hopefully appropriate to post here... it&#039;s a fun image, yes?)&nbsp; I think my photography is improving.&nbsp; One big help has been to use a remote for the shutter.&nbsp; Now I&#039;m much less likely to get a little blur, as on the obverse of the wu zhu (though that&#039;s also partly softness on the coin).&nbsp; I&#039;m also using more direct lighting to highlight the devices, like Curtis did in the OP.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wait, I lie... not all of these are my photos, some are [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]&#039;s who kindly gave me permission to use his awesome work. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (Thanks again, Doug!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020755[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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