Why do designs on coins sometimes look...

ecichlid

Why do designs on coins sometimes look concave instead of convex to me? I hope I'm not alone. I hate it.

DIMEMAN

I'm glad that happens to others. I thought I might have a sight problem.

If you look at it long enough it will go back to the way it's suppose to be.

PerryHall

Maybe it's an optical delusion?

ibzman350

OK.................so I'm NOT the only one, sweet!





Herb

questor54

A common optical illusion. Sometimes the devices on a coin can appear to be incuse when they are not.

llafoe

Are you looking at the coins through empty shot glasses?

Steve27

I assume your referring to pictures of coins and not actual coins (if not get to an ophthalmologist ASAP). Most of the time it has to do with the lighting; if the coin is lit from the bottom, it tends to confuse the brain and cause the effect.

ambro51

Every detail on a coin has be be beneath the level of the rim, or it wont stack. I dont know how that relates to your thought...but its a fact.

tahoe98

...when that happens to me i just run my fingers over it to confirm my suspicions.

ecichlid

I'm talking about photos only. Glad to know there are others. Perhaps we should create some sort of secret sect.

fcloud

Lights and shadows sure do play some fun games.

coinsarefun

It's a darksider but it really is concave and looks very cool