elverno Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 1804 Retablissement du college britannique pour les catholiques romains, France Bramsen 376 d'Essling 1049 Milan 455 32mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 1813 2 Kopeks, Russia 29mm Link Izhora mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 1812 1/48 Thaler, Saxony 17mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 1806 Death of C. J. Fox, Great Britain BHM 604 d'Essling 2751 54mm - R in copper gilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I like the 1812 Thaler, it has character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I like the 1812 Thaler, it has character. Yeah, this is what it's an upgrade from: They're tiny things and this second one, worn nearly flat, is how most of them survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortyr2012 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yeah, this is what it's an upgrade from: They're tiny things and this second one, worn nearly flat, is how most of them survived. This Thaler is from Saxony right? Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 This Thaler is from Saxony right? Very nice hehe, I assume you meant the upgraded 1/48 thaler... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 1840 Translation aux Invalides du corps de Napoléon, France. Bramsen 1996 d'Essling 1691 (probable) 24mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 1793 2 Liards, Austrian Netherlands 28mm Link At least I think it's the Austrian Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 1840 Translation aux Invalides du corps de Napoléon, France. Bramsen 1991 variant d'Essling 1691 (probable) 33mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 1795 ½ Penny Token, Great Britain. D&H 307 Link A spectacular cud I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 1986 Half Dollar, USA 30.5mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 1954 Dime, USA 18mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 1954 Dime, USA18mm Nice coins, elverno! What camera setup did you use for the dime and the half dollar, BTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 1818 Death of Queen Charlotte, Great Britain. BHM 968 25mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Nice coins, elverno! 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 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. Interesting approach -- eliminating the background entirely by using an elevated glass platform, so to speak. When you say "macro lens", does this mean that you use a SLR camera? For the moment, I'm doing OK with my Nikon CoolPix 5900 (i.e. cheapie) camera, but I am finding out its limitations -- these become fairly obvious when you start taking pictures of dimes, for example. Your dime photo came out quite realistic; I'm jealous! 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... I also have had the best luck, color-wise, shooting copper and bronze coins. I think that the inevitable toning seems to give the camera software more to "chew on", so to speak, and there is some internal color adjustment there that we have little or no control over in most cameras (at least this is my theory why it is so). Anyway, with silver coins in good condition, we have mostly gray shades to work with (i.e. little or no toning, perhaps some gray patina). With coppers, there is a more natural spread which makes it easier for the camera software to adjust properly. Thanks for the insight into your photo shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 1807 Commissaires priseurs à Paris, France. Bramsen 699 d'Essling 2109 Edwards 316 Milan 624 33mm Link This is a jeton de presence by the auctioneers of Paris. A filler only because of the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 1800 Decime, France 32mm Link Strasbourg mint. Just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 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... 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 c. 1814 Alexander I and General Wittgenstein, Russia. 25mm Link 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 10 Kreuzer, Canton of Bern. 21mm Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 1797 1/3 Guinea, Great Britain. Counterfeit 17mm Link The guy on eBay called this an "interesting token" but anyone with a Krause can tell that this gilt brass piece was a counterfeit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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