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I think I have the Heritage Photographing technique down.. *Pics*

TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
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Think they would hire me? image

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Accurate Pics to follow..
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  • coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭
    very very good details.
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
    Anybody want to take a shot at the grade?
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  • MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭
    Your photos are progressing very nicely. image
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  • coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭
    ms63
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭


    << <i>Your photos are progressing very nicely. image >>



    Yes the details are nice but I purposely washed it our with too much light... Alot like how heritage does...

    Here is the true coin

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    It's amazing how many flaws can be washed out by using too much light and putting the coin at a certain angle.
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  • VamGuyVamGuy Posts: 1,624 ✭
    You need to bump up the brightness a bit more to compete with Heritage quality.
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
    Also if you notice you rarely if EVER see luster in any of their pictures.
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭


    << <i>ms63 >>



    The coin was actually housed in a PCGS MS65 holder... It had some light toning on it and I cracked it out to prove a point to a friend just how many marks are hidden under toning. After a quick dip bath this coin would never set foot in a PCGS 65 holder without that toning hiding the marks.
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  • VamGuyVamGuy Posts: 1,624 ✭


    << <i>The coin was actually housed in a PCGS MS65 holder.... >>

    image I was going to say 62 shot 63. Of course, I'm not a professional coin grader.




    This is what a Heritage quality image looks like, completely unretouched save for resizing....

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    With practice, you too can suck at imaging coins in the low quality manner that Heritage has almost perfected.
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,052 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's more Goldbergois than Heritagese. You need to get the light low enough to get a shadow of the slab gasket on the coin. NFW on the 65 on that coin, IMHO. PCGS blew it.
    John
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
    I agree witht the 63 grade... After I dipped the coin and showed him just how many marks toning hides he gave me half of what I paid for the coin.. At least he kept with his end of the bet image
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭


    << <i>That's more Goldbergois than Heritagese. You need to get the light low enough to get a shadow of the slab gasket on the coin. NFW on the 65 on that coin, IMHO. PCGS blew it. >>



    Here is where the coin came from Teletrade Auction he was over the night I was looking at coins and we were looking at that coin and I told him I bet you anything there is NO WAY that coin should be in a 65 holder. He agreed and I won it for the purpose of a bet. Got the coin, cracked it out.. dipped it and presto.. a 62/63 slider all day long.
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  • coinman420coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭
    cool bet. what did u dip it in? acetone?
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭


    << <i>cool bet. what did u dip it in? acetone? >>



    eZest..
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    Very nice pics!image
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