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New Member
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So I made my second post( first one related to a coin.) And my picture wasn't nearly as good as the ones I see you guys uploading. I was curious how and with what you photograph your coins. Also I have a Morgan that has a lot of black on it. Not the rainbow hue I see a lot with the nicer ones. Should I clean it? Thank you in advance. Sorry if that's a lot for 1 topic.
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 . Tell us your set up and maybe we can give you a tip or two. Also check out the photo section. John1 
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Pillar of the Community
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What are you using to take pics now? For sure you don't want to clean your Morgan dollar. Cleaning coins almost always reduces their value and often makes them look worse than they did before. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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Can we see pics of the Morgan please? Generally, cleaning is a big no-no but a coin with gunk or residue can benefit from a pure acetone soak which is perfectly market acceptable. Acetone will remove contaminants without removing toning.
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Wow this is a great topic because my pictures suck! I have tried and tried and adjusted lighting and focus and added more light to no avail. I am using a plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope. Magnification 60x250x. Operates on my Windows XP. It works great but I have trouble with glare off the coins. I use a black cloth to put the coins on too. Thanks in advance.
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Pillar of the Community
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Generally, cleaning is a big no-no but a coin with gunk or residue can benefit from a pure acetone soak which is perfectly market acceptable. Acetone will remove contaminants without removing toning. This is sometimes true, but sometimes not. If the gunk has been there a long time, then the areas around it may be toned while the area under the gunk is less toned. So the end result is to take the darker gunky areas and make them look lighter than the rest, which may be just as bad looking as before. The only remedy then is to dip the coin to remove all toning so it looks uniform, but even then the gunky areas might have a different character if they've been covered for a long time.
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04/04/2022 5:43 pm
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New Member
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Hey guys thanks.for the replies. I've been struggling trying to get these pictures on here. I hope it works. Sorry they are taken with a phone but you can see the gunk I'm concerned with. I ordered some things online. That is suppose to help me take better pics(like a selfish light) a few other things gs. Hopefully until I can get a camera. Thanks again
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New Member
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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it really "gunk", or just toning? Pretty lousy pic. There are just a few rules of photography:
1: Focus: you focused on the background, not the coin
2: Composition: The coin is rotated. Should be level with the camera. Why?
3: Exposure: You did well here, with no blown highlights of shadows. Good job!!
Edited to add: Hmm, you just posted a much worse pic. Bad focus, bad composition. Exposure is still OK though. At least your lighting is good.
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04/04/2022 9:55 pm
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New Member
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Yea man I'm a major greenhorn thanks for the tips. Dually noted.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hard to say from these pics but it is looking like you may have an AU something coin here with toning. Not seeing "gunk" that could be removed with acetone. Acetone will not remove the toning.
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