Large Coin Photos In Natural Sunlight (56Krs BEWARE)

Sequitur

Decided to see how coins look photographed in nearly direct sunlight. I think these
turned out O.K. -- transferred from the Olympia C-5050 on SHQ setting straight to the *.jpg
converter (Paint Shop Pro). NO enhancements whatever.

I posted some common proofs so you can gauge for yourself. Sunlight makes
a bad coin look very bad. Below are two of the worst coins from my collection,
an 1852 gold dollar and a 1915 penny.

1964 Washington (Link to 1 meg image - click on lower right corner to expand image):




1964 Lincoln:




1963 Washington:




Marginal '63 Franklin:





Then there are the not so good coins. Take this very lightly circulated 1915 cent:




This 1852 is the worst gold piece in my collection:

relayer

My coins look pink only when there isn't enough light

MSD61

I try to shoot my coins in natural sunlight all the time. I have found that in-direct sunlight is the best.

Sequitur

I think Relayer is right -- there is a pink tinge to my photos. I didn't see it on my laptop, but my desktop monitor is showing it. Do you have any special settings for white balance in natural sunlight?

ms70

Good detail!

DHeath

I like natural light pics as well. I find B & W cameos easy to capture by photographing them in my shadow on a bright day. The ambient light is the right color. Here's one taken in the early afternoon.