My 1-St 2015 Penny! And It's A DDO?

If you are referring to the 2 in the date, you have two light sources and the top of the 2 and the bottom of the two on the left side are where the two light sources stop. Just reflection. One light source is best for macro images. Two light sources give a false appearance.

Nice find on the 2015. First I've seen posted so far.

Coop, you're right about the first two images of the obverse and reverse of the coin. The coin was too shiny and reflected too much for me to capture a decent picture. So I bombarded it with multiple light sources and then zoomed in and focused solely on the coin, hence the black background.

As for the last two images of the date, and for all my macro photography, I use the ProScope MicroMobile, produced by Bodelin Technologies (in the USA) that securely attaches to my iPad and utilizes its high-resolution camera to capture and then store the images I take.

It has its own light source consisting of 12 LEDs with three different modes that seamlessly illuminate the viewing field.

Pos. A: 6 LEDs (every other one)
I: All 12 LEDs illuminate
Pos. B: 6 LEDs (opposite of Pos. A)

It also has a dimmer switch that runs the full spectrum of the LEDs capabilities.









Are you familiar with this device?

And could you possibly tell me which of the lighting modes would be best suited for macro photography of coins?

Out of the eight other imaging devices I have bought within the last year in an effort to capture good macro images of coins, I like the ProScope for its simplistic design and it's ease of use. And the fact that I do not have to use a laptop to capture the images and then upload them to my iPad, which I prefer to use when accessing the Internet.

Good golly, that thing costs as much as a camera, and you still have to provide the camera. The only way to know what lighting works is to experiment unless someone comes along who has already done the work for your specific iPad and this unit - optics and camera sensors differ. You'll also want to work on postprocessing technique, it'll help you compensate for the limitations of the optics.

If you'd like, we have a dedicated Photography subforum where we can talk at length about equipment and technique.

As far as the coin, right now I'm seeing doubling to the East and the notches which indicate true doubling in at least the 2 and the 1. However, the images can't be called "conclusive."