Advice On Taking Coin Pictures Of ICCS Coins

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qbvbsite Pillar of the Community Canada 849 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 9:22 pm Hey, I'm starting to take photo's of my coins and putting them online for the world to see. The problem I'm having is getting a good picture through all that plastic (to much glare)... Any advice from the pro's? You can see my current attempt here: http://www.pieceofcurrency.com/Coll...52)/qbvbsite * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 2:01 pm You should scan it for best results when dealing with coins in plastic. ;) Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 8:05 pm I've got to disagree, while scanning can produce decent results, it is nowhere near the quality of a good photographer. Even shooting through glass. The scanner tends to make the coins look dull and flat. With excellent lighting one can photograph through plastic slabs quite nicely. Have a look at some of the work done by Heritage, Golberg, Stacks & Bowers sites for slabbed coins in their auction catalouges. Teletrade and Great Collections also comes to mind. Here are some good websites to get you started besides this forum, they might help or inspire you! Most of the photos are shot through slabs. http://coinimaging.com http://bluccphotos.com http://www.jkcoinphotography.com/my...-photos.html "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 8:10 pm I have absolutely NO problems taking pic's of slabbed coins. Simply crack them out and hey presto Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 11:02 pm Quote: Simply crack them out and hey presto Well that's one way to do it. Quote: You can see my current attempt here: I like what you are doing - Your shots are not bad at all, just need to be larger or links to larger shots like CCF uses or photobucket, click on the little thumbnail - then a larger image opens in a new window. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 08/14/2013 11:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
brg5658 Pillar of the Community United States 627 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 11:53 pm 99% of my images are through slabs. I don't have any problems. But, ICCS coins are not in slabs. They are in plastic flips. I'm not sure it will be as easy to photograph coins in plastic flips as in plastic slabs, but it should be possible I would think. I don't recommend a scanner unless you are just doing inventory for insurance reasons -- then a scanner is actually faster as you can image lots of coins at once, and the quality is good enough to identify the coin if ever stolen, etc. Report this Post to the Staff
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