Bank Rolled 2004d Nickel (Louisiana Purchase) - 1 1

[cobymordet]

To take a break from collating over 7,000 nickels, I cracked a few (bank) rolls of nickels and got this super shiny nickel.  I scanned it and photographed it straight and angled. 

Angled photo:

Shiny. . . pretty!  OK, so a few knicks and spots but nothing egregious. . .

 

Scanned photo:

. . . ok, many more knicks and blotches.  Where did my pretty coin go?

Straight photo:

. . . WTF ?!?!?

Everybody loves shiny objects. . . E-bay all the way!  

 

[VKurtB]

Proof, if any were needed, that lighting is EVERYTHING. ALSO proof to never trust ANY coin photography. 

[J P M]

On 5/10/2024 at 6:35 PM, VKurtB said:

Proof, if any were needed, that lighting is EVERYTHING. ALSO proof to never trust ANY coin photography. 

I have also found that my phone camera picks up nicks and scratches that do not show up with a loupe.

[RWB]

On 5/11/2024 at 9:04 AM, J P M said:

I have also found that my phone camera picks up nicks and scratches that do not show up with a loupe.

Your phone camera is not designed to produce accurate images -- only ones that are pleasing images of ordinary subjects for casual users.