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  8. Elverno - cheap but fun!

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    1805 Paix de Presbourg, France / German States

    Bramsen 459

    Edwards 144

    d'Essling 1113

     

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    This was sold to me as a silver medal. Lauer jetons or medals in that particular metal are extremely rare. Upon receiving it I found it is a stunning silvered tin example. These are almost as rare, particularly with the silver in this condition. I did grump at the seller and they offered to either refund my money or negotiate a fair price. After thinking it over I decided I probably would have paid what I paid anyway. I just would have liked to know what I was bidding on... :ninja:

     

    You can see why they were fooled; but it was way too light when I received it.

  18. Elverno - cheap but fun!

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    c. 1814 Alexander I and General Wittgenstein, Russia.

     

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    Wittgenstein was a Russian general of Prussian descent. Because of his ancestry he tended to be blamed for Russian losses if he was one of the generals present on the battlefield. He fought against the Poles and the Turks in his early career and was present from Austerlitz to Bar-sur-Aube in 1814 where he was severely wounded.

  19. Elverno - cheap but fun!

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    I've replaced the 1986 Statue of Liberty pics with, in my opinion, better color than the original conversation. By the way, I'm currently using an Olympus C5050 digital camera, one of their older models. I hope to upgrade to an SLR digital for my next major non-numismatic purchase. But I just bought a new safe and a new server so the camera's gonna have to wait... :ninja:

     

    Another BTW. What drugs was the designer of the reverse of the SOL half on? I had the hardest time lining that coin up; there are two distinct horizons (or ground lines at least) happening so I compromised by lining up the bottom of the legend letters. (U on United and final A on America).

  22. Elverno - cheap but fun!

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    Nice coins, elverno! :ninja:

    What camera setup did you use for the dime and the half dollar, BTW?

     

    Thanks! ;) Silver coins are my nemesis. In fact I use the same setup for all the photos I take. I'll try to get a picture of it one of these days but basically I have a professional camera stand (a birthday present from my wife). The coins rest on a piece of glass, supported on both sides by CD cases about 90mm above the platform. I use a single light, typically positioned at about the 12 o'clock or 1 o'clock above the lens. Recently I've started experimenting with using macro lenses rather than the macro mode of the camera.

     

    All that said I'm never satisfied with the color of the silver coins I photograph. The half does not show the reflective surfaces well and the white balance is too yellow I think. On the dime I've overcompensated the white balance and ended up with something too blue in tinge. The actual coin is a natural, though not blast, white.

     

    The Charlotte medal in contrast is exactly the right colors and shot with exactly the same environment. Go figure...

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