...with my ungraded coins, and in spite of my money woes.

Hi All,

I've been reading all the journal entries about redoing pictures, so I decided to work on mine some more. I did pick up one tip from the journals I read, and that is to tilt my camera slightly so it's not shooting straight into the slab. I have forgotten which journal this tip was in, but you know who you are and I thank you immensely.

Another variable that has helped me is putting the camera (which is on a very short tripod) further away from the little holder the lumber yard guys made me one winter day last winter. I then put my light source behind the holder to shine over it. Moving the camera away lets more light shine over the coin (there is also a ceiling fixture behind that) so I believe the coin is better lit now.

I'm noticing however (especially the deep cameo proofs) that the camera sees all the scratches and abrasions on the holder. Quite frankly, the pictures come out very ugly. I've tried coloring in the scratches etc. but it's not working. I may leave them for last, and redo all the others now.

Where I've really noticed a tremendous improvement is my ungraded coins. I put them in airtite holders and then photograph them. None of these coins are worth much, but some of them, especially the Morgan and Peace dollars I have, were saved by my dad (and mom a few), so they're sentimental to me. Nothing of any great value, but I really love them. I've attached the obverse of a 1921-D Morgan that my dad had saved.

What do you think???

Thanks for reading.