Just Got My American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Sets - Page 2

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icollectyoubuy Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 07/12/2013 8:47 pm Looks Brilliant. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5850 Posts	Posted 07/12/2013 8:48 pm Originally, it was supposed to ship on 06/17/13. It actually shipped on 07/01/2013, though. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
simonsays New Member United States 39 Posts	Posted 07/13/2013 5:45 pm They look like 70's.... Even though your pics are great, when you get the candy-cane ASE in your hand you will be blown away. The reverse proof WAS my favorite modern coin. There is just so much more detail, the stars draped around Liberty stand out! WOW!! Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 5:06 pm I got to see these today at work as one of the delivery guys that drops off packages here brought these in to show me. Sorry for the crappy pics as I don't have photoshop or on my computer at work and the lighting in the office sucks. The reverse proof should not be a 70 in my opinion as there is a spec or chip or something between 2 of the rays on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
M0nks Pillar of the Community United States 1770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 5:19 pm nice looking coins and a sweet preview cannot wait for mine as well Report this Post to the Staff
Metzger22 Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 07/16/2013 6:46 pm Mine come in September as well. These pictures are KILLING me. Beautiful coins! Report this Post to the Staff
clairhardesty Pillar of the Community United States 1027 Posts	Posted 07/17/2013 11:12 am barryg, your pictures are fantastic! Could you please share the information on the setup you used to get the individual coin pictures? Type of camera (or scanner), lens, distance ("film" plane to coin), focal length, type of lighting, etc. Your pics are of such high quality that knowing how you got them would help those of us who strive to achieve similar results when photographing our collections. I have seven sets coming at the end of shipping, two ordered on July 03, and five on July 06 (three in the morning and two just minutes before closing) so all are sitting with the September 17 shipping date, but I expect that shipping will complete well before then. I would still love to see a fully brilliant proof ASE, perhaps twinned with a fully satin proof version. Neither of these has ever been produced. The uncirculated coins come close to being satin proofs but lack the second strike to raise the relief to its fullest. I love my fully brilliant proof coins from the 1950s and would really like to see that kind of finish on the ASE. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5850 Posts	Posted 07/17/2013 12:04 pm Quote: barryg, your pictures are fantastic! Could you please share the information on the setup you used to get the individual coin pictures? I'm honored you think so highly of my pictures, Clair! To be honest, though, the details are rather boring... Right now I'm using an el cheapo 8 megapixel digital camera (no detachable lenses) that fortunately has a macro setting. The "secret" is simply getting enough light. To do that, I use a pair of clip-on lamps with 100-what "natural light" bulbs, one overhead and one to the side. I then shoot through half of a plastic gallon milk jug with a hole cut out of the top as a diffuser. It looks like this: As I said, I use the macro setting and just hold the camera as steady as possible above the milk carton (no tripod). Once I take the pictures, I then tweak the images in Photoshop to do some automatic color correction and fiddle with the brightness and contrast a bit (using the "Curves" tool). Report this Post to the Staff
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