Blue 1964 Jefferson nickel.

Russ · August 14, 2002 5:39AM

Been working on capturing colored coins. Getting close, I think.

Russ, NCNE

Tonekiller · August 14, 2002 5:41AM

Very nice! What are you doing?

TBT

mact · August 14, 2002 5:41AM

nice one Russ

byergo · August 14, 2002 5:44AM

Tell us how you took that pic! Nice work! I hope to replicate your quality.

CarlWohlforth · August 14, 2002 5:45AM

Yup, I like it. I see I'm going to have to go digital camera one of these days...

RLinn · August 14, 2002 5:50AM

Very nice, Russ.

Russ · August 14, 2002 5:51AM

Ricoh RDC-4300, with GE Reveal bulbs, but I made a couple changes from the way I shoot cameo proofs. With those I use a 60 watt overhead and a 40 watt angled in for flood, with a 20 degree reverse angle aperture (it swivels on this camera).

For the shot above, I switched to two 100 watt, both overhead with a 20 degree forward angle.

Russ, NCNE

DHeath · August 14, 2002 6:31AM

Nice pic Russ. That blue is hard to capture.

CarlWohlforth · August 14, 2002 7:35AM

Reverse whaaa? I guess I'll need to insist any new digital camera I buy comes with instructions

Are the eye brow, cheek, collar and hair above the ear a little violet fading to red? If so great details! The "In God We Trust" seems to be in a shadow.

Russ · August 14, 2002 7:44AM

Carl,

Take a look at the camera in this auction. See how the aperture is seperate and swivels? It moves a total of 180 degrees. When you have the camera mounted on a copy stand, you can adjust it and position the coin for best angle, either forward of the camera or backward (probably should have said that, instead of reverse).

The additional colors on the coin are a combination of gradation, and some missing toning.

Russ, NCNE

coynclecter · August 14, 2002 7:45AM

Gee Russ, Talk about accented hair...When did Kennedy grow it that long!!!!

supercoin · August 14, 2002 8:45AM

Nice! Coin and photo.

Russ · August 14, 2002 8:47AM

I have another, even better one, in at PCGS right now. I hope those dillweeds don't body bag it.

Russ, NCNE

DHeath · August 14, 2002 9:17AM

Russ,

This one's going in it's original cellophane. The blue is tough to capture, but it is easier to see beside a white coin.

Obverse
Reverse

andy007 · August 14, 2002 9:20AM

Russ, I wouldn't worry about them bagging any Jefferson proof from 1960-1964 with that type of blue toning, it is quite common. I have about 40 of them from 60-64 with varying degrees of the blue type of toning you have pictured, all the way to a nice purple. I find them all the time in dealer's stock and buy them everytime I see them because they only cost from 50 cents to a dollar. The ones with a nice cameo frosting make the portrait look really cool.

steventheyn · August 14, 2002 9:40AM

I like those kind of nickels, I have about 5 of them, they're some of my favorite proofs.

Blue 1964 Jefferson nickel.

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