Not bad, for ten bucks.

Not the cherrypick of the century, either.

But... wholesome. And solid at the price, IMHO.

I quite like 'em with this look.

And for once, my cellphone pix aren't completely wretched.

 

The photos, while adequate, still weren't perfect. The shadow of the corner of my cellphone hangs over the lower left quadrant.

But one thing about these "crusty", grey-toned silver coins is that they're easy to photograph. Original circ Barbers like this even come out looking pretty good on a scanner.

 

Thanks. I've become ever more attentive to (and/or critical of) coin photography in recent years- particularly my own. It's a learning curve thing.

 

There were two other halves- an 1895 Barber and an early Walker. Also ten bux a pop. Haven't (successfully) photographed the other two yet.

 

I worked on such a set for a while, back in my old flatbed scanner imaging days. The images still came out reasonably well. I do like a "crusty" grey Barber coin.

 

I actually bought a professional quality photo setup a few years ago, and while it had everything one would need, I found it too bewilderingly complex for me, and though portable, not portable enough. So I sold it, and have reverted to the good ol' Samsung cellphone for my less expensive stuff.

I pay the pros to image my better stuff. I figure if I can produce adequate images like the one above, with just the phone in my pocket, it's good enough.