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Message:: [QUOTE="lkeigwin, post: 1155466, member: 30400"]Thanks for the nice words! Sometimes there's a bit of luck to it all. I have a dozen different bulbs but mostly I use two halogen floods and sometimes a third halogen spot which I move around a lot. Of the three macro lenses (50, 105, 180mm) I use the longest most often. That way I can bring the lens 12-18" away from the coin and get the lights very high and direct. Most problems with photos are related to focus, exposure, and saturation. Poor focus is fatal. Nothing will save it. Overexposure and glare, as well as underexposure, can often be corrected with post-processing s/w especially if you shoot in the "raw" mode. You can recover data in shadows and bring back data due to excessive glare. Saturation, like excessive contrast, can yield images with stunning color but they're not realistic. Who are we kidding? Here are images of an ordinary Morgan with unusual colors and pretty surfaces. They are very close to what the coin really looks like in hand. PCGS was a little tough on the grade (64).Lance. [ATTACH]119662.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]119663.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]