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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 5389325, member: 100731&quot;]Apart from watching bids on my consigned coins, I really like to compare my pictures versus those of the auction house. I use a Nikon d3200 with a cheap Cosina macro lens, mounted on a wooden box with axial lighting (total cost me about €200 five years ago).</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG removes the background, while my photo&#039;s are with a black background. To enable comparison, I&#039;ve edited the background away using <a href="http://www.remove.bg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.remove.bg" rel="nofollow">www.remove.bg</a>, which reduces the resolution.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, two coins that were auctioned last year (mine, CNG)</p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=388294" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=388294" rel="nofollow">https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=388294</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/11200747.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>In my opinion: CNG is the winner. Their image shows the surfaces better, and is overall sharper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, more or less similarly (mine, CNG):</p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=390138" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=390138" rel="nofollow">https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=390138</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231490[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/4520889.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Much the same: CNG is more clearer.</p><p><br /></p><p>These two were taken with my old setup; I&#039;ve tweaked quite a bit since then. So currently, there are three coins in E848:</p><p><br /></p><p>A sestertius of Domitian (Mine vs CNG):</p><p><a href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFP7I/domitian-as-caesar-ad-69-81-sestertius-315mm-1551-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-under-titus-ad-80-81" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFP7I/domitian-as-caesar-ad-69-81-sestertius-315mm-1551-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-under-titus-ad-80-81" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFP7I/domitian-as-caesar-ad-69-81-sestertius-315mm-1551-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-under-titus-ad-80-81</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231492[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231501[/ATTACH]</p><p>I was a bit disappointed by the image: what happened to the dark green colour?! It&#039;s nearly a black-white image ... I don&#039;t really like CNG&#039;s attempt on this one, and hope it will not negatively impact the hammer price ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Next:</p><p>A 10 Litrai of Hieronymous II</p><p><a href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFO50/sicily-syracuse-hieronymos-215-214-bc-ar-10-litrai-21mm-836-g-7h" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFO50/sicily-syracuse-hieronymos-215-214-bc-ar-10-litrai-21mm-836-g-7h" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFO50/sicily-syracuse-hieronymos-215-214-bc-ar-10-litrai-21mm-836-g-7h</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231496[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231493[/ATTACH]</p><p>I think the photo of CNG is much more flattering to the coin than mine. This one was difficult to capture.</p><p>There is actually a funny story. I bought this coin to clean and resell. It was overlooked by most because of the ugly deposits:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231498[/ATTACH]</p><p>I cleaned it, and also found a hidden provenance! Curious what this one will do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, a common denarius of Sept severus:</p><p><a href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFPAU/septimius-severus-ad-193-211-ar-denarius-155mm-288-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-ad-197-198" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFPAU/septimius-severus-ad-193-211-ar-denarius-155mm-288-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-ad-197-198" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1KFPAU/septimius-severus-ad-193-211-ar-denarius-155mm-288-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-ad-197-198</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231499[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231500[/ATTACH]</p><p>I think these photo&#039;s don&#039;t differ too much. Mine looks a bit green; CNG&#039;s version a bit purple (on my monitor, that is). But overall, quite similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your comparisons![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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