1900 P Barber Dime: How Large Should The Photo Be? - Page 2

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TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 06/04/2009 6:04 pm I took the photos in the original post at the coin shop with the overhead flourescent lighting and the obverse had some glare (my coin photography book says don't use flourescent lighting), but I took this one at home with 2 incandescent lamps on each side. Unlike Dave's coin above, this one has no contrast or toning, but does have lots of mint luster. Any opinions on the new photo and the MS65 grade? And even though I took the reverse photo at the shop, it looks OK to me, but I would appreciate opinions on whether or not I should take a new photo of the reverse. Edited by TonysPics 06/04/2009 6:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/04/2009 6:30 pm In my opinion (and this is only an opinion), the reverse photo is the winner. It's a much more accurate depiction of the true luster of this wonderful coin. Both photos are detailed enough to show the technical grade, but the reverse seems more like the coin would actually look in-hand. Report this Post to the Staff
TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 06/04/2009 7:17 pm Dave, I agree and I think I should try the obverse again. The incandescent lighting doesn't show any glare but it doesn't show the awesome mint luster. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 06/04/2009 8:39 pm The new obverse photo has somehow obscured the luster. Maybe you are using too many light sources? To show cartwheel luster you basically need a point source of light, which can be a single halogen or incandescent bulb located well above the coin. An MS-65 uncirculated coin should show "hot" and "cold" (i.e., brighter and darker) areas caused by reflection and diffraction of the point-source lighting. If you have too many point sources the hot/cold contrasts are averaged out, giving a uniform (and unnatural) appearance. Just my opinion! Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 06/04/2009 9:50 pm And in my totally UNINFORMED opinion, I'll repeat something I said back at the beginning of all this: It looks like it's in black and white - or greyscale. Why is that? Is it me? It's like the color saturation or vividness has been turned off. Edited by weerdsteev 06/04/2009 9:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 06/05/2009 3:53 pm Steev, it has no color. It's just a uniform shiny silver on the obverse. The reverse seems to have some slightly different shades of silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Hayes New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/17/2009 12:36 pm That's a very clean 1900 Dime. The last reverse image shows great lustre but the obverse looks somewhat flat. I just added a 1900-P Dime to my set yesterday but as this is only my second post, I'm not too sure of how to post images. --- don't see a green camera icon ... Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 06/18/2009 12:36 pm Dave That is one great example of a Barber dime clashed obverse! Thanks for showing Report this Post to the Staff
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