One good thing about PCGS slabs

CarlWohlforth

I had a heck of a time trying to photograph two NGC coins yesterday. The auto color balance on my digital camera just didn't work well with the white slab and the particular coins I was working with a RB Lincoln and a toned Seated dime. The manual color balance choices didn't help either (well one did make that Lincoln look really bright red, but that wasn't natural).

I finally placed some black construction paper on the slab next to the coin. It helped a little.

The clear PCGS slabs show my wood table under the coin. This results in much better color balance. At least with my current set up.

Russ

Because of the fact that PCGS slabs are clear, you can try all kinds of different colored backgrounds under the coin for different effects. I went to the fabric store, (any of you guys ever been to a fabric store? It's a zoo.), and bought cloth in blue, green, red, white and black. I've been experimenting with different colors to see what impact it has on accuracy of the shot.

Russ, NCNE

agentjim007

bought cloth in blue, green, red, white and black

OK Russ time to come out of the closet...tell us about the outfit your putting together, is it just to die for?

baccaruda

(any of you guys ever been to a fabric store? It's a zoo.)

that's funny you should say that. i went there for the same reason about a year ago and was thinking "man, look at the size of this place - and i'm gonna be the only one in here"

wow was i wrong. i had to wait in line with a bunch of women while waiting for someone to cut me off a piece of the stuff. then had to wait another 15 minutes at the register - with 3 lanes open!

Geoman

any of you guys ever been to a fabric store? It's a zoo

I sent my wife to get some different colors of felt. Didn't even want to attempt to go into a store like that. Of course, it took her nearly 2 hours.........

keets

...............and i see the need for a new forum. one for closet fabric junkies!!!!!!!

al h.

leothelyon

I was doing this a couple of weeks ago trying to figure out a way to get rid of the gold or brown effect when taking pics of coins in slabs. The ANACS slab is white like the NGC. I don't have the problem with raw coins.
Doesn't this first pic look cool.


My 53-s should look like this 55D


Back to the drawing board.

Leo