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FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Going to need a smaller lens or a taller copy stand for this one.
Finally got my new purchase from the UK.
This sucker is heavy. I put an Ike in there for reference.

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've busted out a regular tripod a time or two, but it's a PITA and not really all that stable. Cool medal.

  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool Medal!

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,317 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That room goes on for days! Very nice medal. Peace Roy

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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's amazing how much detail the die maker was able to put in there. It looks like you could just walk right in.

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  • PurpleEchoPurpleEcho Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

    Flatwoods always posts the coolest medals!

    Altho Stephanie has some amzzing ones too...

    AKA Pakasmom

  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, what's the name of that medal?

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 27, 2020 3:41PM

    @massscrew said:
    Wow, what's the name of that medal?

    I'll give you a link to some history on the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
    This medal was made by Ignazio Bianchi ( one of my favorites) and a great talent.
    The medal is dated 1854. The basilica was re consecrated in 1855 after being rebuilt from a fire in 1823.
    Almost 1700 years of history here. I love the history and the architecture of these places.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside_the_Walls

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭





    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great pics!

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 27, 2020 3:51PM

    I threw a Merc in mine for comp :)


    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,764 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Incredible detail!

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRocco said:
    I threw a Merc in mine for comp :)


    Mind boggling shots!!!

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking at this medal with a 20 power glass is amazing.
    As Flatwoods can attest, you just keep seeing more and more.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have always enjoyed @JRocco example.
    The detail is pretty amazing.

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey Flatwoods, look around for this Pope Pius IX.
    Another piece by Bianchi. The detail is just as strong but the piece is a little more than half the size. I would guess about 50mm. I need to dig out the camera and take some pics of this one too someday, my older pics are well just old.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have it somewhere.

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRocco
    I almost feel bad for doing this. Almost. :)
    But you really should dig out the camera and take some pics.
    I know you have some really cool pieces. I'd love to see them.

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is where enjoying landscape photography really helps. I've got a 180mm and 105mm macro for most of my coin stuff, but when something significantly bigger comes along, I've got a 24-70 and 28-300 at the ready.

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  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now that is some GREAT pics! :)

    Ken
  • robecrobec Posts: 6,906 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great pics and awesome medals. Love the detail and luster.

    - Bob -

    MPL's - Lincolns of Colorimage
    Central Valley Roosevelts

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,311 ✭✭✭✭✭

    An astonishing feat of engraving. I'm in awe!

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @robec said:
    Great pics and awesome medals. Love the detail and luster.

    That's some mighty high praise on picture taking coming from you.

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That medal is just plain bananas. Thanks for posting.

    Oh, and you don't need a shorter lens, you need a full-frame camera. ;)

    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:
    That medal is just plain bananas. Thanks for posting.

    Oh, and you don't need a shorter lens, you need a full-frame camera. ;)

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Flatwoods said:
    @JRocco
    I almost feel bad for doing this. Almost. :)
    But you really should dig out the camera and take some pics.
    I know you have some really cool pieces. I'd love to see them.

    Thanks Flatwoods,
    I know you enjoy these as much as I do. They are real works of art. The level these engravers are is scary.
    You need magnification to see and read the clear lettering around the arches as well as under the arches
    which is hard to even see let alone photograph. Truly amazing pieces.

    Yeah I do need to grab some pics and you need to continue to show yours. :)

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What about 9mm? :p

  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 27, 2020 7:41PM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
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    American Numismatic Society
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  • KnellKnell Posts: 456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats, I like it.
    Here 's my 46m Bianchi medal of Pope pius IX

    I bought a larger size before (maybe a 90mm) but I received a refund from the seller stating he was out of town for a few months and cannot access the medal from safe box to mail to me.

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,594 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, there’s not much I can add that hasn’t already been said but the detail on that is just incredible. It’s almost a sculpture more than a medal.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Incredible detail.... on the enlarged pictures, it looks as if one could just walk in...What was the process to make these? Must have been major pressure for that kind of detail.... Years ago, at coin shows in the PNW, I often asked dealers if they had any of these....none did. Cheers, RickO

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