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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3170462, member: 76440&quot;]I understand the sentiment with respect to &quot;modern&quot; books, but you may be cutting yourself off from some important numismatic works if you take that sentiment too far.&nbsp;&nbsp; Before 1960, it was common for numismatic plates to be photographs of plaster casts rather than actual coins.&nbsp; This allowed consistent lighting and details without toning and patina getting in the way.&nbsp; I actually prefer this method in many ways to actual coin photographs.&nbsp; Until numismatic photographic plates became more common in the 1880s, line drawings were state of the art for coin publications.&nbsp; Some of the line-drawing artists were exceptional in conveying the coins to the reader.&nbsp; Dardel, who illustrated Borghesi&#039;s, Cohen&#039;s and Babelon&#039;s works was particularly skilled to the degree that you can provenance coins to his fine line drawings.&nbsp; So don&#039;t sell yourself short with anti-drawing bias.&nbsp; It was an important step in the course of numismatic books and scholarship.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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