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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 301109, member: 9270&quot;]Translucent slabs like PCGS (and ICG?) photograph well.</p><p>White opaque slabs like NGC and ANACS need a bit of help.</p><p>The reflected light from the white insert messes with the exposure and ends up darkening the coin itself. Particularly tough on copper coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I build a &quot;mask&quot; from a 2x2.</p><p>Take one larger than the coin you&#039;re imaging; separate it into the two halves.</p><p>Strip <u>ALL</u> the plastic off one of the halves so that you have a rough, raw cardboard surface.</p><p>Darken the WHOLE cardboard surface black with something (magic marker, etc.)</p><p>Put that on the slab so that coin shows through the hole while masking out the white insert in the slab. You want most of the light coming from the coin&#039;s surface.</p><p>Take your camera shots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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