Around 8 months ago I decided to put a Switzerland Half-Franc coin in one of my Coin Outta the Vault series' threads. The photos ALWAYS bothered me, they gave it the biggest cleaned look and were so overexposed. I believe I used a combination of flash and some 40W bulb to take the photo. YIKES! Here is the photo: Now, 8 months pass, just like that, and my photo taking and photo editing skills have improved. Here is the photo of the coin now.
