New metalpÖrn wallpaper

Weiss

An idea I've been kicking around for awhile that I finally got the time and perspective to attempt...

renman95

I've liked your other wallpapers but I'm not feeling it here. Mebbe less reeded coins & smoe gold in there. Did you intentional put With / God in the center?

ricko

Neat idea... some gold would set it off nicely.... Cheers, RickO

Weiss

Yeah, I intentionally exposed the mottos on the edges, and centered the cross. It's a little harder to make out, but one of the French pieces bears the word "Domine", part of the French motto Domine Savum fac Regem (God save the king). The other pieces bear the motto "Dieu Protege la France" (God save France), but it seemed a little ham-fisted at that point.

FWIW: pictured are crowns from England, Germany, France, the US, the Philippines, and Peru. Selected for their size, edge markings, and differing tones. And because that's pretty much what I had

metalmeister

Neat idea! Nice stack of $ilver

JohnnyCache

I think you have to appreciate this image more from an artistic perspective than the typical bullion glam shot.
It might not make the bling wallpaper collection, but it represents a unique visual undertaking.

DrBuster

I dig it, nice shot!

Jinx86

Don't think I've shared this one. Took over the summer with my phone so not the sharpest. If I get time Ill take to make another like it

My current back group on my phone.

MGLICKER

<< <i>Yeah, I intentionally exposed the mottos on the edges, and centered the cross. It's a little harder to make out, but one of the French pieces bears the word "Domine", part of the French motto Domine Savum fac Regem (God save the king). The other pieces bear the motto "Dieu Protege la France" (God save France), but it seemed a little ham-fisted at that point.

FWIW: pictured are crowns from England, Germany, France, the US, the Philippines, and Peru. Selected for their size, edge markings, and differing tones. And because that's pretty much what I had >>



Like it Weiss and a good way to honor your beliefs on Christmas day!

Weiss

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Like it Weiss and a good way to honor your beliefs on Christmas day! >>



I agree. The cross and "god is with us" on pre-WWI German coinage is a perfect statement about religion.

That's about the best home-grown metal porn I've seen, Jinx!

jmski52

Way cool, Jinx! I bet you're pretty good at authenticating $20 Libertys by now!

Weiss

I tried a few shots with gold mixed in. The size difference between silver dollars and $20s isn't too bad. But unfortunately, I don't have much in the way of raw $20s.

The difference between pure gold and pure silver coins is pretty big. Specific gravity is 19.3 vs. 10.5.

But the density of Au to Pt is much closer, 19.3 vs 21.4. So I thought I'd try a few in that direction.

There are some bullion pieces with rim character, like the philharmonic. But I don't have any of those.

Without some kind of character on the rims--like in the silver pieces above--shots of alternating Au and Pt appear industrial or clinical. They look like a machined drill bit.

I think that's much of the appeal of the stacked silver column above. There are variances. Age. Patina. You can recognize there is some history there.

So someone who has a handful of gold $20s, or better still, several different classic world gold coins, might try mixing them in with some 19th century crowns. I agree that would look pretty neat.

But for those interested, here are a few of the best shots I could muster with what I have: Krugerrands and plantinum maple leafs:

WildIdea

As for art..... Produce and damn the critics.

renman95

jmski52

Oops, K-rands aren't .999. Nevermind.

DrBuster

50 pesos are about the same size as silver dollars/rounds.

Dig the 20s and the sandwich piles fellas!