When will videos of coins be more prevelant than photos?

CopperWire · June 12, 2009 4:55PM

I think that videos are great.

notwilight · June 12, 2009 5:03PM

Coins don't move and videos are relatively lower resolution.

MoneyLA · June 12, 2009 5:04PM

videos would help to show a coin's luster and cartwheel effect, as well as how colors and toning changes as the coin is rotated under the light.

and now with HD videos available on youtube, high def videos of coins would be even more advantageous for the coins I mentioned above.

for generic coins where lighting, rotation, cartwheel effect is not an issue, than photos will do just fine.

Im in the video business -- have videos on my web site -- and the cost of video production is now CHEAP. There is nothing holding back video production for coin viewing. all you need is a good lens, and some sort of device to keep the coins at a particular focal point.

keets · June 12, 2009 10:32PM

coins do indeed move if they are held between a thumb and finger and ultra-high resolution isn't needed for the intended purpose, to help show luster and color.

as Alan pointed out, this type of viewing would help to show a coin's luster which is the main ingredient which so eludes us when posting online pictures. my opinion is that the best pictures could be supplemented by a brief streaming video of a coin being rocked slightly. it's been done before at this site, perhaps as long as five years ago. the video lasted about 10-15 seconds and was effective but never went past that initial thread.

MoneyLA · June 13, 2009 5:06AM

putting videos on the Registry would be perfect for a high grade collection. Or post your videos to youtube and then either "embed" the videos on your web page or post the link (URL) to your YouTube video.

While a good high definition video camera can cost $500 to $6,000 there are smaller video cameras today that could do the job of showing cartwheel effects, color toning, etc and these cameras can cost as LITTLE as $100.

I recently wanted to show the frosting on a Panda gold coin and used a "Flip" video camera. It showed the frosting and mirror finish, though I didnt have a mount to hold the coin and my video was crude... and certainly not the quality I use on TV or my web site. But it made the point. And a Flip camera costs about $110 and comes with software for easy posting of the video to YouTube.

We were all excited about True View pix, well in a year or two some enterprising TPG service will develop video to really give collectors the "true view" of coins.

And if anyone wants to know how to do it, I can tell them. And if I weren't doing a TV show here in LA, it might be a nice business to get into because these videos would also go a long way for eBay and auction sales. Anyone listening??

sinin1 · June 13, 2009 5:43AM

23 years 10 months 2 days 13 hours

rgCoinGuy · June 13, 2009 5:59AM

July 26th, 2014.

derryb · June 13, 2009 6:10AM

and with sound you can get an idea of it's "drop" signature.

19Lyds · June 13, 2009 10:20AM

Taking a Video of a coin is no light task and the storage alone would present yet another hurdle for the Registry Servers.

Die Cracked Kennedy Half

Nice Glare heh?

ambro51 · June 13, 2009 10:50AM

The Dollar Movie

A cryptic commentery on the Transition from the steam Locomotive to the intricate task of rolling a little white ball into a hole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y75PjzzWIVU

MoneyLA · June 13, 2009 2:54PM

are you talking about "storage" as in "where to host the videos?" put the darn videos on youtube -- its free and google has enough servers to handle the world's videos.

the only obstacle to having videos is that the hobby hasn't caught on to the idea... heck a lot of the hobby is still looking at 19th century stuff !!

Swampboy · June 13, 2009 3:08PM

<< <i>heck a lot of the hobby is still looking at 19th century stuff !! >>

He scores an ace!

When will videos of coins be more prevelant than photos?

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