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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2761978, member: 19463"]I agree with the three.  Many would add #4 - "to sell the things" but the coins I have sold recently have gone through JA's sales venue and he reshoots them anyway.  In most cases, my photos show faults more than most people would see 'in hand' simply because a 15mm coin blown up to huge size with lighting selected to show off details will emphasize faults, too. Some of my images look like the coin under my microscope and that is not always a good thing since the finest hairline looks like a gully.  For the record, the photos I post on CT are quite a bit reduced in size from the size my camera takes to a size CT software will accept but still large enough to show small details if the user clicks on the image.  I usually print 4x6" prints from those reduced files but use the big ones for larger prints.  I have made a few 20x30" prints from the full files but few of my coins really look good blown up that large.  They work if you hang them on the wall and don't stand too close.  This image shows the full size image at the right, what I usually show here left top and what appears life size on my screen (you may have to click to see full file depending on your monitor settings) bottom left.  The coin is 24mm in diameter.  Size does make a difference in what you see.[ATTACH=full]634976[/ATTACH] Come to think of it, pictures of me look better if kept small - very small - as well.[/QUOTE]