The things you can make the camera do.

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wow nice picture..

 

Not a US Coin...but here is a series of photos from one in my collection that I think really captures the coin nicely.


Here's one of my Morgan's too:

 

Just a tilt in the lighting made this coin look completely different:

 

Beautiful tone

 

Lovely Bust half, with all attributes of the O-110 variety.

 

It's like that Seinfeld episode where his girlfriend only looks good in one booth at the cafe.

 

no question sir angle give any coin a different look. Take my 1921 Peace, two obverse shots and two reverse shots. Same light, one from the left side one from the right. Sure nice until the obverse finally finds them. Even one scratch hurt the value otherwise nice '21.

 

nice and well said

 

This is my latest where I used the "Warm" feature to bring out the detail. A normal shot is too bright to show detail without reflections being brass.

 

I owned a nice 1833, nowhere close to these beauties you have. Mine was surely cleaned and at minimum dipped and was raw. After many years of holding it I sold it at a big loss this past weekend. But I deserved the loss, I did not do my research.I believe it was just at AU and it was sharp. I now sorta wish I had sent it in for grading. I will never know the facts. Yours are just stunning!!!

 

I can make my camera spit out a picture and watch it develop into a photograph in 60 seconds before my very eyes.

 

Hmmmmm, ok same coin 3 different lighting. 1st is warm, like daylight LED 6000K but not heading to yellow, 2nd is cold like Blue LED 9000K, 3rd is using both lights at the same time and a dark background vs. the white background in the first two picture sets. I think I'd like to do one more at like 2000K or 3000K with an extreme yellow light.

of them so far I like the 6000K the best for true appearance, but can't really deny that the bottom two make the "woody" texture pop, and #3 most likely the most toning effect of color shift even though it's not real looking color.

 

It is always best to see a coin you want in person. Not only does the photographer matter to a huge degree but also your own computer monitor can do crazy things to color especially. I was a printer most of my life and up until the computer age and beyond clients wanted to see actual hardcopy proofs that were generated and finger printed to the press that their job would be printed on. Then digital proofs began to be acceptable for all jobs except the most color critical ones....but then everyone's monitor made things look different and the battle continues...speed won out, digital is fast.

 

Doug, I think you are 100% right.

I also think in addition to this...a good photographer (and sales person) can find that best angle to photograph the coin to make it look it's best.

 

Shot these using the 'jansjo' lights at 8, 12, 4 o'clock........moved 'em around a bit to try and get rid of hot spots. No deal.....



Cut some white cardstock to fit over the lens and angled the lights to reflect off the white background.......





Much more pleasing results and with no post processing other than 'cropping' and 're-sizing'.

 

In a way I see it as a measure of a truly great coin when I can enjoy it and appreciate it in any lighting. Sure it looks best under nice lamps, but it’s the ones that make my heart go “pitter patter” in any lighting that stay in my collection.