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A public thank you to Blu62vette

zeebobzeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭
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I posted this on that "other forum" but since there are a number of darkside coins in the batch, I thought I'd post this here as well.

I contracted Blu62vette to image some coins for me. They aren't anything super. Some I want to sell latter. Some I just wanted images for so that if I have to sell them some years down the road, I'll have images. I thought the images would be cool to load on my iPod and take with me to shows. Whatever.

So Blu62vette finishes up in like a day and sends me a link to a preview page and asks "is there anything you don't like, should I reshoot anything for you?"

I open the page and don't even recognize these are my coins until I scroll halfway down the page and see the proof roos. Talk about a double take.

You have to understand, these aren't even very "nice" coins by forum standards. They're all just what a lot of you guys call widgets. But holy cow do they look good to my eyes under Blu62vette's lens.

So I just want to publicly thank Blu62vette. Thank you. Your camera kung-fu is better than mine... image

For the rest of you, if you're interested in seeing some of the cool images, here's a link.

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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭✭
    So you're the one that has the 1960 PR67RD 1d!!! I have a PR66RD 1d and a PR67RD 1/2d in my collection.

    Nice bunch of coins! The MS65BN large cents look yummy, too.
    Gene

    Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
    Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors

    Collector of:
    Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
    Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
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  • zeebobzeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭
    My mom was the one with the proof roos. I came into them through inheritance. I'm really fond of the roos. I almost bought one recently from NEN, but I thought their prices were sort of high. Apparently someone disagreed because the roos were sold... image

    I like old copper.

    all of the less than MS coins on the page came from my mom as part of a type set. I expect to have Blu62vette images a bunch of MS coins from the collection next week. I'll post a link. Although, I think a lot will light side. I have a bunch of dark side stuff to sift through that mom left me, but it's all raw. I can shoot raw, but slabs elude my lens.
  • IloiloKanoIloiloKano Posts: 1,051


    << <i>They're all just what a lot of you guys call widgets. >>

    Widgets??? NICE widgets!
    My US-PI One Centavo Circulation Strikes (1903-1944)
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Nice collection, and congrats on having it well imaged. That Barber half is a really PQ example of AU64; difficult to find those like that.
  • OzzyAndyOzzyAndy Posts: 344
    The colour of the Australian proof pennies reminds me of the colour of the Australian outback. Very cool.
    Still thinking of what to put in my signature...
  • AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    That is a very nice collection that you can be proud of. Blue62vette is very good at at imaging, I like the colors and crispness of the shots.
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  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    So do the pictures he took look like the coins? If not and you sell them using those pictures then the buyer will be in the same shoes as Ajaan is right now with his Canadian Large Cent. Pictures that don't match the coin.
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  • zeebobzeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭


    << <i>So do the pictures he took look like the coins? If not and you sell them using those pictures then the buyer will be in the same shoes as Ajaan is right now with his Canadian Large Cent. Pictures that don't match the coin. >>



    The pictures do look like the coins. Ajaan would not be disappointed with a coin in hand that he bought based on Blu62vette's images.

    edited to add:

    In fact while I was with Blu62vette at lunch, he was showing me a few photos he had just taken for Charmy Harker (The Penny Lady). Charmy had him image a bunch of IHC proofs. I liked the photos of the coins so much that we called Charmy and I agreed to pay her $1300 for the pair.

    You guys don't know me, but I'm pretty picky about the coins I buy. I return more coins than I keep (but I must keep enough because dealers are willing to keep sending me coins in the mail image ).

    Having received the coins in hand that I bought based on the images below, I have to say... I'm tickled pink. The Blu62vette images were right on the money (color, defects and beauty). I won't be sending these back to Charmy.

    And I'm sure when I used Blu62vettes images to sell some of my coins, my customers will feel the same way. I believe the coin is what it is. A photo should honestly capture the spirit, beauty and flaws of a coin. I'm going to have Blu62vette images another 30 or so coins for me this week.

    I only deal with people that are honest. I like to think my customers feel the same way.

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