Krause photo example

fenian

I'm 99.999% sure that a coin I recently purchased is the coin used as the plate example in Krause's 18th century catalog and German Coins catalog. It is a low mintage German States coin and has distinctive markings so I was able to make some fairly certain identification.

Do I just chalk it up to "That's kind of interesting but..." or does it actually matter in some way? Would just like to know out of curiosity. Thanks.

lordmarcovan

That's kind of interesting. Pretty neat, actually.

Does it make the coin worth more? I dunno. It's definitely something to mention if you ever sell it.

YQQ

Anyone who owns a coin can take images for whatever reason and do with them what they want.
If the coin is sold, the original owner can still use the images for whatever they want to use them for.
However, copyright applies only to the images one takes, NOT to the object. And since the copyright on the actual design has expired, anyone can take pictures of it..., even if YOU own it now.
if Krause used YOUR images, you have a very good case.
If not, be happy and advertise that it is your coin.
as a side note:
I have always proposed to make macro and micro photography a means for identifying coins. It works better than anything else.
Done right, you can identify any coin with a extreme high probability. all it takes is some equipment a bit of time and a formula!
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fenian

Thanks for the response YQQ. I didn't mean to convey that I was concerned about anyone using the image or any copyrights. I was thinking, like LordM said, that I think it's petty cool and interesting but in the big picture does it matter? I also was wondering what anyone else thought or maybe owned a coin pictured in the Krause books. Sorry if I wasn't clear.