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Do you ever print your coin photo's?
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As a coin collector who uses the services of someone else to photograph their coins, do you ever print those pictures, or do you just keep them digitall stored?
Obviously digital takes up less space (as per a CD or flash drive), but printing them out for either insurance, display, or other purpose may also be handy.
Keeping a photo album of your coins while they are safely secured in a Safety Deposit Box (or other likewise location) may be a way to keep track of what coins you own, etc. (there's many purposes in which pictures are useful, printed or digital)
Obviously as coin collectors we like to see our coins in-hand rather than photo's, but that isn't always a practical solution in this day-and-age.
I have not yet printed pictures of any of my coins, but I have thought about doing so.
Therefore, do you print out images of your coins?
Obviously digital takes up less space (as per a CD or flash drive), but printing them out for either insurance, display, or other purpose may also be handy.
Keeping a photo album of your coins while they are safely secured in a Safety Deposit Box (or other likewise location) may be a way to keep track of what coins you own, etc. (there's many purposes in which pictures are useful, printed or digital)
Obviously as coin collectors we like to see our coins in-hand rather than photo's, but that isn't always a practical solution in this day-and-age.
I have not yet printed pictures of any of my coins, but I have thought about doing so.
Therefore, do you print out images of your coins?
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I took one that Onlyroosies gave my son, a beautiful toned Roosie, and printed it on 8 1/2 x 11 paper for my son and he put it up in his room.
Still has it up there too.
But, for most of the pics, no. I only do it to a few.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
But I do not print all of my coins photos out as an archival medium.
For archival purposes, multiple (3) sets of hard drives stored in multiple locations is best.
I would like to have one or two on my wall.
Maybe someday.
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Had it printed out on 18"X24" glossy photo paper.
It came out looking awesome but got a little expensive.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Everything from the images, layout, added pictures, overall design
and of course the tokens .
It would make a terrific designer piece for a home, or office!
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They make wonderful 4x6 prints which are amazing for such low cost.
The only tricky part is that they must be in a 4x6 aspect ratio, but of any size. Their equipment will resize your photos if they are in 4x6 ratio, like 8 x 12, etc.
So I resize them to exactly 4x6". I would recommend that they be borderless so that borders do not get trimmed off. Also, I always use a black background for my prints.
I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )