How Do I Photograph The Reflection On A Proof Like Morgan?

Dave, thanks for the vote of confidence, it means a lot especially if I decide to sell it.

sel_691, Thanks, yes I have some decent pics(for me that is,)shot in the normal way. A nice shot showing a reflection would be awesome. I like the idea of practicing with a mirror. Probably a good idea before I drop this thing.

Tried a few more shots tonight and so far nothing worth talking about.

edweather.
To try and capture in the manner that you are trying to achieve :-

Set camera to Aperture Priority Mode.
Set Aperture to F8
Set ISO to either 200 or 400
(I would go to 400, this ISO change is being made to maintain a faster Shutter Speed, under 1/60th and camera shake can be just as bad as poor focus ability)

At this aperture setting your little Olympus is set to its native maximum depth of field.
This will allow more of the central area to remain in focus.
Try to maintain the document position as in photo 1.

To increase the focus area you would need to move further away from the subject coin.
Somwhere along the way the Right Distance from subject will be found.

The yellow drop cloth, to me, is a bit off putting, a white covering may improve the Silver reflective area better.

It's a matter of trial and error.

Here's one I shot. This one was shot a while ago but I liked how it turned out...

my apologies Ed.. obviously as I've aged, and believe me I'm aged, I didn't read your initial post very well... I haven't tried doing what you're trying to do but would love to see some results when you get it done....

Bonus points if you can do it when the coin is in a slab.

Things are getting a bit better.

ford-prefect, I used the f8, and 400 ISO. It has definitely helped, thanks. The focus is better. Need to work with reverse more, it's not as reflective as the obverse. Less fingers too , and still need to buy the white microfiber cloth. I kinda like the black platform, the Morgan shows up nicely against it.

That's a really cool effect. I will probably try something like that just to see what it looks like. Haven't tried the manual focus yet, it's on the list.

If you look at the first pic in my last post, both the print and coin are basically in focus, a definite improvement from original pic. I'm sure I can do better. The suggestion from ford-prefect of going to manual mode and adjusting the ISO and f stop definitely improved it. I've also seen some nice pics of what I'm trying to do. Others have done it, now I just need to figure out how to maximize my little camera's potential. A lot has to do with lighting, angles, and the subject matter being reflected. A work in progress....

....this is a nice coin. I've even thought about buying a better camera just to photograph this coin. A nice photo could easily pay for the camera at selling time, imo.

That's pretty darn cool, barryg.

I really like the effect. Inconclusive about the length of the mirrors, but in conjunction with a shot of the coin itself it will certainly get the point across.