1777-M Hieronymus von Colloredo-Waldsee (1772-86) Taler

Zohar

Picked this up on the Stack's auction. Arrived today and I am very excited about it. This coin is very challenging for me to image given the coloring and the reflective nature of the reverse which seems to be prooflikr. I will try again once I figure this out.

Hieronymus von Colloredo-Waldsee (1772-86).
DAV-1263; KM-435.
Robed bust right; Reverse: Crowned arms.
Beautifully toned and a superb gem. NGC MS-65.

WWW

A great looking coin and don't stay up too late trying to figure out how to image it. Tomorrow is a school day.

cacheman

I think you just need to do some post image processing to remove the red cast from your incandescent lighting.

It should look something like this?

marcmoish

Hey Z - like I said somewhere else this one is total drip drool material - a candidate for most drool of the year - Keep it up.

Zohar

Much better Scott - any idea what I need to do with the software to take out the red?

cacheman

Don't know what you're using but Adobe Photoshop Elements is de bomb as far as I'm concerened. With the amount of images that you take it'll pay for itself in a week.

adobe

I just did an automatic color adjustment, brightened the levels adjustment, sharpened by 15% and there you have it. Took all of 30 seconds.

This software allows you to take far less time taking the photo too because post processing is faster than trying to adjust and take multiple images. Just make sure to do no adjustments until you have the image trimmed otherwise your bacground influences the adjustment too much.

For $75 you get a powerfull hunk of software.

Zohar

Great this makes sense.

TwoKopeiki

Superb taler!

SYRACUSIAN

I like this taler a lot, because it looks like a 19th century crown.


Judging from cacheman's quick photoshop improvements, I assume that in hand, it must be stunning.

Hussulo

Nice coin Z!