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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 3068339, member: 31773&quot;]For raw coins I put the coin on what I call a &quot;transfer disk&quot;. I place the coin on the disk, then transfer it to the stage where I will take the picture. The disk makes it much more convenient for moving the coin around on the stage to get proper framing. </p><p><br /></p><p>One side of the disk is a true grey surface that is useful for white balancing. Other side is photographic black velvet light absorber material that the coin sits on. </p><p><br /></p><p>With proper exposure settings, the background goes &quot;nearly&quot; black. It often will show up as 2,2,2 or even 4,4,4 depending on lighting and settings. This is easily pushed to black by changing the black level to darken it a bit, or alternatively increasing contrast a bit. </p><p><br /></p><p>This method eliminates the need to do circle crops. It also more faithfully preserves the look of the visible edges of the coin, so they don&#039;t end up looking jagged due to cropping. </p><p><br /></p><p>I make these disks myself...PM me if interested.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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