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erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Black or white??

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  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    I like the dark background. Nice coin!
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I personally prefer option three:

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  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    White background or option 3.
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Black
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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    You end up as my baby it don't matter if you're black or white image
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  • Rayman311Rayman311 Posts: 423 ✭✭✭
    Both look good, but I prefer the white background and separation between the sides. Nice looking coin!
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
    White looks better to me on that one. Need to polish the scuffs out of the center of that slab though! image

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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Option 3. Otherwise black. image

    BTW that's a really nice coin. I assume the foggy area on the obverse is on the slab? You should polish that out!

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  • erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Option 3. Otherwise black. image

    BTW that's a really nice coin. I assume the foggy area on the obverse is on the slab? You should polish that out! >>



    I agree with you! Yes, they are scuffs. It should arrive in hand tomorrow or over the weekend and Ill be putting some elbow grease toward the scuffs.
  • MarkInDavisMarkInDavis Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭✭
    I prefer the black background. The spacing on the white background is better. The reflections do nothing for the coin and eat up space.
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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dark background works better for me.
  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My vote is for the white background that brings the eye to focus more on the coin, especially with a darker toned coin.
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  • crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭
    The darker background because the subtleties of the coin are much more appreciable.
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  • jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
    Black for me
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The spacemonkey templates are trite, IMO. I prefer simple white or no background with a png format.

    The scuffs are unacceptable.
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like black with space between.
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Darker background

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the white better as it makes the coins almost seem like they are floating when posted on this forum.

    I only use black if a coin needs a darker background to pop.
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like black with space between. >>



    Yeah try to get a little space between the center and on the borders of you template.

    In the black border example you posted Ms. Liberty looks claustrophobic image
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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That coin looks better against white, IMNSHO.
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My eyes tend to focus on the coin more with a black background. In looking at the coin in particular, I like it, but the "cloudiness" in the center of both obverse and reverse is distracting as it gets. Is that on the plastic ? ( I presume)

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    White background....nice coin...Cheers, RickO
  • PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
    White background gets my vote
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin for sure, I like the white background a little better, but the black background isn't bad.

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  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dark background with spacing.
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Option 3.1 (shrunk to <50kb to fit CU, but idea is use the template but cut out the reflection and other empty space)

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    Otherwise, my answer is neither black nor white, but some shade of grey.

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  • Wabbit2313Wabbit2313 Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Black.
  • bigmarty58bigmarty58 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
    White background, my eye is drawn more to the coin.
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