Pseudo Axial Lighting With Only Using Reflector.

A note on the acrylic platform, if you have a local plastics supplier, you might be able to get a piece of scrap acrylic for next to nothing, I had a great shop near my last place in SoCal, I used to buy deep red screen covers for my laptops (I use them during Astrophotography at night), and they even cut them to fit for me, I don't think I ever paid more than $3 or $4 for a 14"+ sheet as long as I found it in the extras/scrap bin. Most still had their protective baking paper applied too. Worth checking before you make an order online. Also look for Plastic Fabricators (trade show booths, displays, sign shops, etc.).

looks great I agree with RMP - Nice, even lighting
- Great color presentation
- Sharp focus
- Good composition

I don't use the reflection technique, but if I did I would probably just do it in Photoshop or Affinity Photo. Seems much easier that way. I shoot the coin laying flat sometimes with a backing cork under it to raise it off the background and throw it out of focus.

A tip to getting in focus on a copy stand or overhead is to put down a mirror and tilt the camera around in the mounting until everything is level and in focus. Then only move the camera up and down you will always be at the optimal tilt. I learned that here in another thread by the wonderful tip giver Ray AKA: rmpsrpms! Works great.

Well you getting great color Gluggo and your focus looks great. I'd just get the two edges to touch, maybe make the back ground one the lower one all black then but a slight gradient in opacity moving away from where they meet.

Looking really good for a first try on it.