Has anyone else done a poster of their set(s). Share if you have them.

fcloud · October 23, 2006 6:11AM

Share you posters if you have them. Here is my eight revision. I haven't made a print yet, but I'm thinking about 20 x 30 for the wall seeing though these things have to sit in the safety deposit box.

RichieURich · October 23, 2006 6:28AM

I really like your poster. I'm thinking about doing one for some of my coins. How did you do it, or did you have someone else do it? Thanks, fcloud!

TomB · October 23, 2006 6:34AM

That's pretty cool! I've made some wallpaper for my computer out of coin images, but that is about it.

Cladiator · October 23, 2006 6:36AM

I made this quite some time ago, and it's in sore need of an update. A couple of the coins shown are no longer in my collection and about a half dozen new arrivals aren't on the image yet. When the collection is complete at 122 coins I'll have a print made up of it.

fcloud · October 23, 2006 6:47AM

<< <i>How did you do it, or did you have someone else do it? >>

Did it myself.

I only have Microsoft paint, so the original photos and the poster is made using that.

First I take photos of all my dimes as I get them. Most of the coin images are taken with my son's Nikon D50 From those photos I make an image of the obverse and reverse by doing some cutting and pasting. None of the images have the color adjusted -- they are what they are. There are a few coin images with my Sony, but they are not as good. Then I put a new image in my registry set. I use that same image and make a smaller version of it. I shrink them as close to the size as I can and then copy them and paste them into the poster. Trying to figure out how to make the image in a size in which a poster could print out as a photograph had its challanges.

Here is a copy of my first attempt.

Mesquite · October 23, 2006 7:31AM

Those are very nice posters! I have begun playing around with paintNet a few weeks ago and produced this last weekend - similar idea, showing four of the 30 or so of the Canada toners I bought over the past year or so. This is a real good rainy-day or cold, dead of winter project.

messydesk · October 23, 2006 7:40AM

Very cool! Part of me wants you to crop out the holders, replacing them with a different background, solid black or otherwise, but they add a nice "patchwork" effect to the overall picture.

ABC123 · October 23, 2006 7:50AM

Super Coin Posters !

Baley · October 23, 2006 7:59AM

Cladiator made this one for me a while back, thanks again Rich!

As he said, these posters can get out of date pretty quick, with a few new arrivals, depending on how much success one has had in finding needed coins.

I'm going to try it myself one of these days with quarters, as I've been working on those lately. going to need some image hosting,
as well as to figure out how to crop circles and same-size the images.

Mesquite · October 23, 2006 8:05AM

I agree, they are very nice. Cropping is a real problem for me - I can't get a constistant circlular (or in my case, oval) cropping of the coins without spending an inordanate amount of time trying to get it done. Maybe I'll get that figured out in this lifetime!

fcloud · October 23, 2006 11:23AM

Mesquite

Love those Canadian Dollars. Great Color!

rhedden · October 23, 2006 11:38AM

The artwork in my "poster" is by far the worst of any of the ones displayed so far in this thread, unless you happen to live in a sawmill and think faux woodgrain is the latest trend in wallpaper. Here it is anyway. The thing you have to love about half dimes is that the entire surviving mintage of all dates and mints would probably fit neatly into 5 or 6 cigar boxes, should someone be lucky enough to corner the market and own all of them. However, none of you should start collecting them, as they're way too small and are clearly overrated.

P.S., I just bought three great upgrades from forum a member, which are sitting in my post office and will be added to my set picture soon.

Leiana · October 23, 2006 12:18PM

This is a good idea!

I just made one.

I have it as my desktop wallpaper!

Thanks for the idea!

-Amanda

fcloud · October 23, 2006 12:33PM

Amanda--

Nice Nickels. Love that type one reverse!

MacCrimmon · October 23, 2006 12:40PM

Come on over to the DARKSIDE!!!!!

boiler78 · October 23, 2006 9:50PM

Great coins Mac!

The old gal never looked better

Mesquite · October 28, 2006 9:04PM

Well, I should have been doing something more productive last night ... but, instead, I did this while listening to the Texas Tech - UT game. (Tech 31/ UT 35). Ouch for Red Raider fans - Tech took a 21 to nothin' lead in the first quarter a held the lead for most of the game.

Bunker · October 28, 2006 10:21PM

Those are all great looking posters! Way to go guys and gals!

FatMan · October 28, 2006 10:39PM

Gem Commems

FatMan · October 28, 2006 10:42PM

Dirty Dahlonega type set.

Mesquite · October 28, 2006 11:36PM

Wow! Y'all are multidimensionally good! (collectors, photographers and presenters)

tychojoe · October 28, 2006 11:51PM

Wow. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Dennis88 · October 28, 2006 11:58PM

Very nice sets everyone.....

AuldFartte · October 29, 2006 12:55AM

Not exactly a poster. I made it a while back for desktop wallpaper on the computer ...

rwyarmch · October 29, 2006 1:07AM

For those without the skill or time to produce their own poster, Photobucket has a feature which allows
any size group of photos to be assembled into a 15 1/2 by 19 poster for $9.99 plus shipping. Here's a sample.

MikeInFL · October 29, 2006 1:34AM

I don't have a poster, but here's the vast majority of my large cent collection, started in youth and continuing today:

fcloud · October 29, 2006 1:56AM

Wow! I love this stuff -- Keep 'em coming!

MikeInFL · October 29, 2006 2:07AM

Here's a completed MS Ike collection:

mirabela · October 29, 2006 2:42AM

These are really good, people!

I did one about 18 months ago, although it is 100% lousy compared to what I'm seeing here. There have been a lot or personnel changes since this time, mainly coins going out although a number of decent things have come in as well.

Shamika · October 29, 2006 2:56AM

Guys,

These are awsome!

tradedollarnut · October 31, 2006 1:02AM

Apparently, these are hanging on the wall at PCGS:

fcloud · November 17, 2006 11:51PM

I thought it might be time to see if anyone else has any to add. Those posters are satisfying to look at.

Has anyone else done a poster of their set(s). Share if you have them.

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