Raw coin photoshoot with some slabbed coins and varieties as well
FlyingAl
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I was putting together a submission to PCGS and had these raw coins to take images of before they went off. Taking some of the advice of the members here, I tried to adjust a lot of my photos to take into account their suggestions. Enjoy!
For all of you photo gurus out there : as I was editing these, I made two discoveries. The first was that I cannot correctly straighten my coins in the lens as I'm taking the shots today, so some of the crops didn't come out right after I straightened the layers in photoshop. Sorry about that. The second was that my two lamps were slightly different colors, so when I put the two images side by side, the opposing colors are right next to each other. It docent seem to have a huge effect on the coins, but it makes the white balance seem off. They are the same with balance, I promise.
I also included the grades that I grade the coins of those that will be going off. Feel free to guess as well should you feel the need.
1890 Morgan (MS64)
1938 Nickel FS-403 (PR66)
1964 Acc. Hair Half (PR67)
1959 Half (PR65CAM)
1913 DDR Nickel FS-1802 (Unc. Details Polished)
Not going off- I took these images and wanted to share 
1964 Nickel NGC PF67CAM
1956 Quarter NGC PF68CAM
1963 Quarter NGC PF67DCAM
1960 Dime DDR FS-801 NGC PF67- I made a really drastic lighting change here to highlight the doubling on the reverse. The reverse does have about double the contrast of the obverse, however.
1964 Acc. Hair Half NGC PF66CAM - interesting toning streaks on this one, any ideas what caused it? It almost looks like milk spots but it's not under magnification.
Coin Photographer.
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Your Washington Quarter Proofs in the NGC plastic are VERY good images, I think.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
I think they look great!!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Nice work... Much better than I can do... No critique from me, I would not know lighting from light balance from color or any of the other technical aspects of photography. Cheers, RickO