Another cool toned Morgan

K6AZ

Ever since I bought my new camera Monday, I have had a blast taking shots of my Morgans that just would not come out with my old camera. Here is another one. Absolutely nothing has been done to the photos outside of cropping and sizing. As with the Tidy House Morgan last night, this resides in my collection and is not for sale. Early NGC MS63.

coinkat

Nice coin... great photo.

Bear

CoinKat- How do we know its not a great coin...... nice photo???

pcm

I'm a newbie - but I just wanted to say what a beautiful coin!

stman

You sure have some nice ones. Nice images too.

nwcs

Sure is a beautiful coin and an excellent photo!!

K6AZ

Thanks stman. I have always liked the vibrant polychromatics and also the crescents, though I have been know to buy a few rainbows.

K6AZ

I'm getting better Neil. Some of these are really challenging, because the settings for a white coin aren't the same.

nwcs

I know what you mean. I think what would help would be to have a black/gray/white strip nearby. That way you have a marker to use to calibrate the color. Thing is, I can't find one with pure color. And NGC slabs photograph very differently from PCGS ones.

njcoincrank

Truely a great image. What equipment are you using?

njcoincrank

EVillageProwler

Gorgeous coin. The reverse is definately better than a 63. Closer to 65, I'd say!

EVP

K6AZ

I'd say it would easily grade 64 today. It is in the early NGC holder without the barcode.

Neil- yes, different slabs even for similar coins require a lot of fiddling.

As far as my setup, the camera is a Nikon CP4300, and I have it mounted on a copystand with lights. Here is a picture of the setup, courtesy of my semi-retired Toshiba camera. Setup

FC57Coins

Excellent colors! Very nice picture and coin!

K6AZ

Thanks Frank, this is one of my favorites. It is so nice to have a camera that captures the colors correctly. I have a lot more in my stash that I will be posting here in the next few days.

stman

Hey looks like you got some steel wool next to the setup. And what's in that ziplock bag?

ccr

Ditto with what everyone said! I say you nailed pretty good!

K6AZ

<< <i>Hey looks like you got some steel wool next to the setup. And what's in that ziplock bag? >>



LOL! Actually, those are pieces of black foam that I use to angle the coins on the baseboard. On these toned coins, you have to get them at just the right angle to show the color as far as the camera's CCD is concerned. I keep them in a ziplock because they attract dust like honey attracts bears... oops, sorry Bear!

stman

I figured that. I have a hard enough time tilting the coin right with a scanner. With all the time on this board and a scanner.... I don't even want to think of getting into a camera. But I can appreciate what it must take to do what you guys do. I'm sure I could do it, but I just can't take all the time and patience it takes.

You guys will just have to put up with my scans and try to picture what it really looks like.

Dog97

It took me about 2 years but I finally figured out how to get scans that look almost just like my coins. Aint no way I go through that all again with a camera.

Gilbert

Outstanding image; looks 3D. And that little "sunburst" in and around the 4R stars is "purdy" too.

K6AZ

Thanks Gilbert. The "sunburst" effect is what hooked me on the coin, to the point of having to have it at any cost. You know, that coin you buy that you pray the better half doesn't find out about. I paid a tremendous premium for it, but I think it was worth it.