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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 903451, member: 19463&quot;]I apologize for commenting on this thread.&nbsp; I tried and discovered that making a decent image of a Jefferson nickel requires more skill than I have.&nbsp; I attach the first photo of a Jefferson nickel I ever took (maybe it will be the last?).&nbsp; My setup works better for ancients than for modern.&nbsp; &nbsp; I do suggest that if you are limited by such considerations as storage space, you will probably not be willing to put in the effort to do better than the original posting. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My nickel is not axial but very non directional reflected light bounced around inside a small white closet.&nbsp; As shown in Marshall&#039;s set up photo, axial requires a beam splitter so the light source actually comes from the exact direction of the lens.&nbsp; To be technically correct, the light source needs to be narrow enough so little falls in from other angles but when the idea is to get a good photo rather than do a textbook example of axial, the larger light may be better.&nbsp; I decided I prefer light reflected from larger surfaces better than axial but this is very much a matter of personal preference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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