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Ok... I know my pictures suck....How do you all do coin pictures?

bigtime36bigtime36 Posts: 966 ✭✭✭✭
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Is this a weak strike on the I in "In God we Trust"
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Collect raw morgans, walkers, mercs, SLQ, barber q. Looking at getting into earlier date coins pre 1900s.

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  • ProofCentsProofCents Posts: 1,656
    Hard to tell at 18 inches away
  • RampageRampage Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably a minor bit of grease in the die.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,338 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice binoculars
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,855 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You need to look for the "flower" setting on your camera, if you have one. Then you need to get a small tripod and lighting sources. After that it's learning by doing. It's also much easier to shoot raw coins. When plastic gets in the way, the lighting and reflections makes things a bit more difficult.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Use the search button
    and you will find a wealth of information here on all aspects of coin photography.
    Also, look for member Mark Goodmans book on
    numismatic photography and his web site.
    LCoopie = Les

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