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I found the macro setting on my camera! It is a Nikon Coolpix 3100. I took these pictures through the coin's holder. For lighting I used my halogen track lighting up close and my kitchen's flourescent lights far away. (It was the best lighting I have in the house.) This is my 1860-O "No motto" NGC AU55 Seated dollar. I propped the coin's holder up, set the timer, and held as still as I could to get these shots. After I put them on the computer, I did some post-processing on the color and I also added the black background. Go easy on me! :)   Edited by FroDaddy
09/26/2007 10:47 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the pictures look good the coin on the other hand looks as if it were stuck under a brillo pad
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When I saw the pictures, I thought that it didn't look like my coin! The lighting and the freehand shot seemed to create blemishes and exaggerate the existing ones much more than I'm seeing in my 10x. I think that the holder's blemishes are showing up in this picture as well.
I've critiqued my pictures some! The lighting isn't very good since one side of the coin is lit and the other is dark, the picture isn't sharp but rather fuzzy, certain areas are more in-focus than others, and the color is off as well.
Has anyone built a DIY copy-stand? I'm hoping to see some ideas out there
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09/27/2007 09:01 am
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FroDaddy,
I'll put something together in the next day or so and post pictures.
I like the coin.
Edited by 7070
09/27/2007 8:00 pm
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Valued Member
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Thanks 7070, I look forward to seeing it. I just received my 1870 PCGS AU-53 Seated dollar and it has just as many, but some deeper, blemishes than the coin pictured here. The coin meets the grade! Edited by FroDaddy
09/28/2007 09:24 am
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Forum Mom
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Very nice pics! It's amazing how unforgiving a digital camera is when it comes to any flaws in a coin. It can be very frustrating, but it's also a good way to see if a coin has been cleaned prior to submission. If you can't see it on a digital image, you're probably pretty safe from a body bag!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree 100% with susan, I have taken pictures of coins and saw stuff I never knew was on the coin but showed up in the pictures. They can definately show flaws that you can easily miss otherwise, a scanner is another way to find allot of stuff you didn't notice even though you don't usually see much luster in scans it can show all kinds of stuff on the coin itself that could be missed by looking at the coin in hand
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Pillar of the Community
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The pictures look great ,, I'm sure that you will do well in your photgraphy efforts .
Don't sweat the details on the coin which show up in the pictures ,, a large percentage of these old coins have had all kinds of things done to them .
I often take pictures of my coins to take a close look at them ,,its a good tool .
Metalman
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You got the camera part figured.  Now it's just about playing with the lighting. Direct light is merciless on a coin. You know all those beautiful pics you're seeing of flawless, unblemished coins? Well, it's because they're flawless, unblemished coins. Anything below MS66 is going to look like roadkill under direct light and a digital camera. Reflected area lighting is the key here. I confiscate my smaller bathroom, and shine a couple hundred watts of light on the walls in addition to the 300 watts already in the room, and shoot coins with that sometimes. Case in point:  |
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