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CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


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  • DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508 ✭

    pretty!

  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>pretty! >>



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  • DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508 ✭

    I was playing around last night with one, and couldn't really get it to pop. the blues didn't show up, and i can never get the light and coin angle right without cutting off part of the coin. oh well, i'll just leave it to the pros i guess

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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭
    pretty
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    Very nice.
    "Have a nice day!"
  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    I've found these to be very difficult to image. I have a boatload of them, but still haven't nailed a technique for photographing them. They're very reflective, which makes hotspots a pain. Capturing the color means shooting at an angle.

    The best method I've found is to use the angled glass technique with a piece of white paper in between the light and the coin to diffuse the light. This results in a washed-out image, but with accurate color. I then boost the contrast and levels back in Photoshop after the fact.

    VERY time consuming and many many shots to get a working obverse/reverse pair.

    Examples:


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  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>pretty! >>

    If it weren't for the tarnish! image
    Roy


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  • goossengoossen Posts: 492 ✭✭
    pretty! image
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  • zeebobzeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭
    Pretty
  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Pretty ugly.

    image Just kidding Pretty.
    I like toners as long as they are natural (which the above are). image

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