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  1. bill
    Rather than fix my light, I hand hold it moving it up and down and from side to side and tilt it at various angles to the glass. I watch the impact on the image until I get the effect I want. The coin stays flat in relation to the lens. I generally shoot at f/22 to maintain maximum depth of field and let the exposure vary as needed up to about a second.
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    I shoot mostly with axial lighting, but I do vary the light angle to achieve the effect that I want. I think that is true with any light setup. You find the basic setup, then you start experimenting depending on the coin and desired effect.
  3. bill
    Nice effect. Have you explored axial lighting?
  4. bill
    Fascinating piece. I would love to see an actual medal as presented with the full detail of the die. Your write up really brings this piece to life.
  5. bill
    Interesting pairing. I could get used to collecting pairs showing the progression. Finding them, now that's the problem. Congratulations.
  6. bill
    Spectacular site!
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    Beautiful medal. As you note, I would go for no hole, but I'm a sucker for an original ribbon or hanger when I find them.
  8. bill
    Another acquisition not cataloged in my article, a coin stack that would hold 2 1/2 dollar gold pieces.
  9. bill
    Hibler & Kappen 479, the Protestant version of the SCD. One of the exhibition halls at the fair was devoted to religions.
  10. bill
    My latest acquisition is also part of another collecting interest, early California celebrations. This piece is from the 1909 Portola Exposition in San Francisco, in part intended to stimulate the economy after the 1906 earthquake.
  11. bill
    I haven't really thought about it until you asked. I guess that's something I'll have to do one day.
  12. bill
    Many so-called dollars are found holed for attachment. Although I already had several of these, I could not resist one with its original hanger.
  13. bill
    Find a local coin dealer that handles world gold. They should be help to help you with a higher degree of security than a random buy on Ebay.
  14. bill
    Great thread. Thanks.
  15. bill
    Well defined, interesting collection. I'm impressed.
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    No, the one with the fish is more common in my experience but only because it is better known. I would probably put it on Ebay.

  17. bill
    Its not as fancy a picture:
  18. bill
    Pond 21 Gilt Bronze Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, N.J. Mintage about 2500 Town of Rockport, Massachusetts
  19. bill
    Sorry, I missed this question. It is III, the piece pictured is a New England 3 pence, extremely rare coin.
  20. bill
    I have two of the "short" stacks and two "tall" stacks. They would hold $20 dollar gold pieces or anything else you might want to put in them. They also come as "sold" stacks similar to paperweights. They were also made for the 1893 Columbian exposition and I suspect other events as well.
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    A store card from 1907: Hanson mated a die from the 1893 Columbian Exposition with the store card commemorating the Jamestown settlement. The Santa Maria never visited Jamestown as far as I know, but its still a ship I guess.
  22. bill
    Although I already had a short stack, I couldn't resist this example with a souvenir sticker of German Day inside the lid:
  23. bill
    I've bid on several of these and never prevailed. Then, I found that Paul Cunningham had three in his stock at the ANA. I finally landed this example from Elder's satrical medals: I try to stop just after ribaldry.
  24. bill
    Elder held Lincoln in high regard and issued a number of medals featuring Lincoln. One of the large medals, with a beautiful high-relief bust: The dies for this aluminum medal were produced by Hanson in Chicago. Presumably, Hanson also struck the pieces. The issue included: Silver 5-6, German Silver 5-6, Copper 5-6, Brass 6-10, White Metal 6, Aluminum 50, Lead 6.
  25. bill
    It is not often that I find something new, but I am still looking: I'm guessing this was a button or lapel stud with the stud cut off.
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