Henry Tudor Mania

harasha

Inspired by Spoon and having just too much time on my hands, I imaged four of my hammered minors. The first one is a Groat of Henry VII. The next two are Groats of Henry VIII. The fourth is a Half Groat of Henry VIII.

BS

Very nice, I really like the Henry VII groat.

harasha

The Henry VII Groat definitely is one of my nicest hammereds. For some reason, I did not note the vendor, but considering the date that I purchased it, I think it was from Dr. Arnold Saslow.

FilthyBroke

Nice ones! I really like the pictures, too. I have yet to figure out how to get a good clean picture of mine.

harasha

Honestly, I am not doing much to photograph my coins. I am using a Canon XTi mounted on a tripod. For smaller items, such as these groats, I use a 100 mm lens. I place the set-up opposite a relatively large window area for the maximum daylight. The camera is set for close-up. Unless the sunlight is very bright, the flash pops up. Finally, I have a portable Ott lamp shining on the coin. This usually works well.
If I want a dramatic effect on a silver coin, I place it on a charcoal grey background. Otherwise, these days, I am usually using a white background. Occasionally, a beige background.

FilthyBroke

Well, it looks great! I've tried several different light sources with little luck, I'm beginning to think it could be my coins.

The white textured background that you used looks good, I think I'll try that next time, thanks.