What My Collection Will Be

[Iowa Silver Baron Bammer]

and other ramblings.

 

Since I posted my last journal entry, the days have flown by. Between work, home improvements and really doing some thinking on my collection.

 

First off, I have 2 more competitive sets to add. I decided my name here (Iowa Silver Baron Bammer) should be one of two components of my collection. However there will be some gold (for example my Carson City type set and a little foreign gold). The second major focus will be the west, as evidenced by my (soon to be updated) Wild Wild West custom set and my western mint custom sets. The mint custom sets will only be in existence until (or if) NGC decides to do by mint sets for silver as they do now for gold (my New Orleans gold set). Included in all of this will be a 19th century type set, so a little copper and nickel will show up, as willa very few clad coinage (half dollar type set and a few satin finish Lincolns and state quarters).

 

I will be continuing with some currency also, so if any of you are also interested in currency, check my sets from time to time. I have no timetable for any of this, so please don't get discouraged if you see no additions in certains sets for a period of time.

 

And finally, I'll be updating the quality of my pictures. I feel I've got the hang of getting good coin pics, as evidenced by my attached photo for this journal, the obverse of the 2007P Jamestown commemorative. (By the way, the silver commem dollars and the silver state quarters and ATB quarters will show up in my competitive sets.)

 

My first main goal for the rest of the year is to redo my custom sets and get a good start with the photos.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

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[Mokiechan]

That is a very nice photograph Bammer. What editing software did you use?

 

Malcolm

[brg5658]

Great picture Bammer! I look forward to perusing your sets as you update them!

[HiHoAudio]

Quite pleased to see someone committed to great photos for their Registry sets.

 

I'm pretty fussy but the photo above is excellent!

[Iowa Silver Baron Bammer]

To all who posted,

 

First, thanks for the nice comments. To Malcolm, I use a combination of Microsoft Picture Manager and Microsoft Picture It 10. I do most of the actual editing with Picture It, and then do final things like comopression with Picture Manager. On this coin, I really didn't need to do much editing. To HiHoAudio, thanks, I'm fussy also, and that's why it's taking so long to get good photos. I appreciate all the kind words from everyone.

 

Silver Baron Bammer

[noow]

Nice coin!

[Mokiechan]

To all who posted,

 

I use a combination of Microsoft Picture Manager and Microsoft Picture It 10. I do most of the actual editing with Picture It, and then do final things like comopression with Picture Manager. On this coin, I really didn't need to do much editing. Silver Baron Bammer

 

Thanks Bammer,

Looks like I am going to step up my game. You all would laugh at my current photo studio setup.

 

Malcolm