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Playing with Some Composite Slab Shots
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I took some slab shots today, and I was fairly pleased with the results. Some things need a bit more ironing out, but for now I'm happy.

Composite slab shots are done by taking a full size image of the coin and imposing it on a slab of the coin in photoshop. This gives maximum resolution of the thing that really matters - the coin. Edit: redid the 1942 dime and managed to get the prongs to line up. It was a bit tricky, but doable as I thought.

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This is one more way that coin photography is problematic. If it requires Photoshop in order to make it look like you want it, THAT’S A PROBLEM. 

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On 1/25/2023 at 5:44 PM, VKurtB said:

This is one more way that coin photography is problematic. If it requires Photoshop in order to make it look like you want it, THAT’S A PROBLEM. 

I could get the same look without any edits, it'd simply be lower resolution. Here's an example. The top one is the composite shot, with the coin in high resolution. The second is the regular shot with no edits other than a crop.

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On 1/25/2023 at 7:33 PM, FlyingAl said:

I could get the same look without any edits, it'd simply be lower resolution. Here's an example. The top one is the composite shot, with the coin in high resolution. The second is the regular shot with no edits other than a crop.

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But they are soo much skinnier! Lol

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On 1/25/2023 at 6:36 PM, bsshog40 said:

But they are soo much skinnier! Lol

Ha! I just noticed this too! I copied the photos from my PCGS post for the OP, and I like how they showed up big. For whatever reason, when I paste photos from Docs or import them they show up either low resolution or skinny like this (just discovered that now). xD

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On 1/26/2023 at 10:48 AM, RWB said:

He used the new "Diet Coin Slabs" available on special order.....

Is it “Diet” or the newer “Zero Sugar”? I need to try it first. Pretty cool looking for Elongated Coins. 

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