I have a small turntable, about 12” around, and I mounted the camera stand, camera, and coin on it. I have three of the Jansjo lights sitting on the desk, and set up above the coin and position them to light the coin from the 10 and 2 o’clock orientations. They do not move. Then I take a photo, rotate the coin+camera about 10 degrees, take another, and repeat so I have 9 photos. I flip the coin and do it again. Each photo gets a different light angle.
Because the coin never moves relative to the camera, all images are aligned right down the pixel. Only the light moves its orientation to the coin.
After that it’s just editing. I adjust the rotation of one photo so the coin is straight, and adjust a cropping circle to just expose the coin edges. I automated these settings so I can apply the exact same change to all 9 pictures. Then, pair by pair, I join the obverse and reverse images side-by-side. Now I have 9 images that I join into a .gif file. I sequence them in the order 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. I set this to loop forever. Note that this sequence gives a little pause at both ends of the sequence.
Occasionally I can pair different sets of pictures, such as joining the before / after photos.
@OAKSTAR said:
Hey gents - Are we in the foreign coin forum or the U.S. coin forum?
Though this thread is in US Coins, it has always been open to inclusion of any dated coins from anywhere- since there’s not a General coins forum on this site. That’s how I set this thread up when I first thought up this game, back in 2005.
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When I was in 4th grade a 62 proof set was the holy grail.They were $5.I made
$3 cutting the grass. This is the half from that set
A coin I got this Christmas. I think this coin might be a 1950 FS-402a "booger variety" franklin half dollar.
This was covered in greasy fingerprints when I got it. A rinse in acetone cut through them.
For comparison:
@Ronsanderson how do you do the animated pictures?
In a nutshell, so as not to hijack the thread…
I have a small turntable, about 12” around, and I mounted the camera stand, camera, and coin on it. I have three of the Jansjo lights sitting on the desk, and set up above the coin and position them to light the coin from the 10 and 2 o’clock orientations. They do not move. Then I take a photo, rotate the coin+camera about 10 degrees, take another, and repeat so I have 9 photos. I flip the coin and do it again. Each photo gets a different light angle.
Because the coin never moves relative to the camera, all images are aligned right down the pixel. Only the light moves its orientation to the coin.
After that it’s just editing. I adjust the rotation of one photo so the coin is straight, and adjust a cropping circle to just expose the coin edges. I automated these settings so I can apply the exact same change to all 9 pictures. Then, pair by pair, I join the obverse and reverse images side-by-side. Now I have 9 images that I join into a .gif file. I sequence them in the order 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. I set this to loop forever. Note that this sequence gives a little pause at both ends of the sequence.
Occasionally I can pair different sets of pictures, such as joining the before / after photos.
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@Ronsanderson thank you for your in depth explanation!
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Hey gents - Are we in the foreign coin forum or the U.S. coin forum?
Mr_Spud
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Mr_Spud
Though this thread is in US Coins, it has always been open to inclusion of any dated coins from anywhere- since there’s not a General coins forum on this site. That’s how I set this thread up when I first thought up this game, back in 2005.
Speaking of stuff from the early 2000s, here’s a circa-2003-ish scan from one of my early Registry sets. I’m surprised the images still exist.
Edit: oops. Kinda small. Anyway, 1946 or Lincoln Wheat cent, next.
Here’s a bigger one. Still 1946 or Lincoln Wheat cent.
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I can do this all day long @Mr_Spud. Don't get me started! 🤣 😎 😉
Me too 😎
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