End Of March Update by Iowa Silver Baron Bammer

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Silver lining from NGC's decision

 

Hi all,

 

I have been busy the last few weeks. Since NGC made the decision to not allow PCGS in the World Registry sets, I have been going through my sets; I have deleted some, rearranged some others and made a few more custom sets.

 

Quite possibly there is a silver lining to all of this, at least for me, it gives me fewer competitive sets to focus on. Also, I think it will upgrade some of the grades of coins I purchase which always helps, and hopefully I will have more time to better present my custom sets, yes I even added some more of them.

 

Between all this, taking photos, and fighting dizziness spells I am keeping busy. The photo for this journal entry is a test of having a colored background on my photos. Personally I love blue, but think is too bright. Possibly a navy blue would be better for a silver coin. If you have opinions, let me hear them.

 

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[Jack Robinson]

Hello,

 

Nice coin that you are using for your background color test.

 

I agree with you about using a darker color on the background.

 

I have a few of my coins with a black and others with a dark brown color backgrounds. IMHO, I like the darker tones.

 

Best wishes,

 

Jack

[Six Mile Rick]

Bammer, I do believe that a dark blue background would be more subtle. That neon blue almost blinded me first thing this morning.

[coinsbygary]

The metallic composition of a coin has a lot to do with the color of the background, while black fits them all. Personally I prefer darker colors for backgrounds and a much darker blue will make your coin look nicer. A rule of thumb though is that any color that distracts your eye away from the coin and onto the background is not a good color. The color in your photograph seemed to distract my eyes off the coin and onto the background. All the best in whatever you decide.

Gary