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My humble toned commem collection

I've got a ways to go. As always, please pardon my photography skills. Still a work in progress. Edited to add new photos and the Huguenot. I give up on the Texas Obverse.

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  • Very cool. I pick them up raw, EF or better to console myself when I can't find upgrades in my favorite series. Love the Oregon Trail.
    We are digging the pit of Babel.
    --Franz Kafka
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like what you have going there. I do like dark toning, although it seems that the grading services do not. Your Texas commem is very nice to my eye
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    how are you lighting your coins?

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    LCoopie = Les
  • TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,414 ✭✭✭✭
    Love the SanDiego! One of my all time favorites! I lived there for a few years and I miss it very much. image
  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭
    Very nice. Really like the Texas and would love to see it in hand. There's obviously a lot of depth to the color on that coin.

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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice looking coins.
  • CyStaterCyStater Posts: 681 ✭✭✭
    Re-shot these under different light. (See first post) The slabs on these seem to be particularly scruffy, even after some plastic polish. I give up trying to photograph the Texas obverse. Bad scratches on the holder, lots of toning, and a hard coin to image anyway. Still learning the fine art of coin imaging and most of you would laugh if you saw my set-up.
  • sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice work. Nice coins.
    I like the look of the San Diego.

    I can sense your frustration with the Texas obv. Kinda funny. Don't give up, even though it can eat up lots of time trying.
    Looks like some nice luster on the rev.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

    My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress

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