1900 O Morgan, Slight Toning And Die Crack.

Great thread !! Thank you, and bookmarked !!
I'll have the weekend to try and set something up !!

I was able to get some better pictures, after reading the other thread, and trying a few new things.

I have no idea lol :D
But it's thanks this forum that I got better pics.
Should I try it in the VAM forum ?

Now, the retake is a world of difference: nice job.

I realize that this is not the photography forum but if one wishes to optimize these pictures to their maximum potential, running it past the pros there would assist to eliminate the hot spots still present on these revised coin shots.

If interested, I would then simply go to:

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=81

and upload these vastly improved obverse and reverse photos with some specific accompanying questions.

But until then it's now apparent when it wasn't so obvious earlier that this coin possesses nice luster with shades of a telltale cartwheel effect gleaming.

If the intent is for CCF to totally discover what little nook and crannies could be hiding under this remaining glare, I suggest migrating to a more axial-focused source of incident lighting. This negligent tweak would serve to both accentuate any obscured die cracks or Cuds and furthermore cut down on the white hot spots potentially covering them.

For a starting point while mulling over the next step of branching out to a photographic thread or not, try moving the lamp(s) from a position currently closer to perpendicular to the substrate to instead an angle near 45 degrees(+ or -).

Then, to further diminish the actual x-y dimensions of those white hot spots, gradually move dual (ideally) lamps further and further away until a satisfactory diminished glare spread envelops; a smaller diameter glare spot will incrementally form as 'any' light source becomes further away from its substrate. On a side note, one can never totally eliminate a hot spot by 'only' dimming any light.

Also, various types of light bulbs will be more suitable for certain particular visual effects one desires to achieve etc...

May I also suggest delving into the merits of the freeware program, GIMP, to digitally enhance photos when physically altering them has maxed out its effects: another subject for the photography thread.

In summary, to avoid the intent of hijacking this thread I'd share these fine point details on photographic enhancements of this nature in a possible new coin photography thread created upon the OP's behalf.

Personally, I'd simply copy that new photography URL, if created, for this coin and paste it back into this thread for any interested party to further drill down in greater depth if inclined to do so...