Coinery

And there is the first lesson, gauge opinion then choose what you think works you will never please ALL of this lot The first blue looks much better Thanks Colin Just noticed you're only 15 posts away from the kingdom of Gods!

Where's the crying emoticon? I could put a really light cream in the label background to tone it down...worth trying!

It's just a tad too solid, I agree...I think?

Thanks Ski...for you! Do you think it's better than the muted 'medieval' brown-type colour?

And my own favourite to date! And THAT'S IT!

Ok, solid background (choolie) and a more modern font (Gary), any final thoughts? Also a green graduated background and that's it, I'll just get on and do it then! So, any thoughts overall?

Thanks Gary D, will see what I've got with the software, everyone's feedback is really appreciated! New Times Roman is not considered cool now days. Try an Arial or something more modern.

Thanks for your input, choolie, I'll give it a try!

Any more thoughts, particularly background prissyness, does is need to be solid colour? Times New Roman, does that give a more academic feel? I'm thinking of having these as little click-on tiles on their own page of roses (19 rose punches in all), good plan?

Thanks Colin, good filing is a must, that's for certain! I have learnt that even today, with a 6-part picture! Disciplined disciplined, disciplined...then wine! ;-) many thanks!

:-) the background coin was meant to be the 'arty' bit, it was only to give a bit of context to the rose, it's totally uneccesary really! That particular rose is present on lots of other very different varieties! I think i've definitely got carried away with a new piece of software:-) If you know anyone who wants a coin-themed wedding, I could always do the invites???? :-) Thanks Azda, will keep adding compositions, hoping to get it right! Keep the comments coming for me, I'd really appreciate it!

Wow, that site of your's is developing fast; amazing resource, and something to aspire to! The only thing I'd say is the BCW line drawings are presently the major resource for all the variations, and I thought a cut-out photograph to be far more representative, and much simpler for identification purposes, without losing valuable information. The BCW book ignores legend variations, other than to state the numerical composition of the letters (FR/FRA 2/3 etc) and their placements before or after the leaves. There really are many hundreds of variations, but most types being able to be identified by pretty much anyone armed with a pictures of the rose, lions, LIS, shield, leaves, and bust...that pretty much does it! We wouldn't 't be dealing with anything like the details you're looking at...no serifs, letters, flaws, scratches, etc. just a simple collection of just: The busts 19 roses 69 LIS 97 'cats' 28 leaves 63 shields AND 2 sceptres Just these few 'course' identifiers are all that's required to pinpoint any one of around 1050 different recorded die-pairings, so I thought it would be possible to replicate the line drawings in photos? And 'neutral' background, I think you're right there too (maybe simpler, at least)! Thanks, Seuk!

Cool, but I think ovelapping the images confuses things a bit. I think the James I shilling you have on ebay (is that you?) makes a good striking image to start a section, but when discussing the marks themselves, I'd rather have them apart, though I like the idea of having the coin the image comes from there too. And the 'plaque' with text doesn't do it for me. I think I'd stick to text alone .. and not italics. That way the text more closely resembles the legend lettering. But I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect. Stick to one font, similar to the one you have. Brilliant feedback, I definitely need to make it look a little more academic, far too frilly! Weird how you can get sidetracked by software, I'm surprised now that I didn't put a bow on it. I think the second image gives context, but maybe make it more transparent. Keep it coming please, I'll put up some different variants as soon as...

Just the kind of feedback I'm after, Debbie! The more I look at it, the more I see 'wedding invite'!

I'm sorry to keep dragging you all into this, but I'm just about to make a massive investment in time creating the following tile cut-outs, so would really appreciate absolutely any thoughts on presentation. As you all know, I would like to present all the busts and distinguishing features of the Elizabeth I silver series in an eye-pleasing photographic form, and maybe put it on the web as a reference for easier identification of the hundreds of different varieties of Elizabethan coins. I played with the below a little while ago, and felt I may have made it too pretty, I'm wondering if I should make it look a little more 'old,' medieval perhaps? Honestly, negative thoughts, constructive critisism, ANYTHING, please bring it on...how would you like to browse a webpage for something LIKE this? It could be Victorian overdates, anything really!

Don't look at any early-milled until you've got it sorted! ;-)

BA-1D:BA-a (Large-Flan) 3d Bust3F...Nice clear example of the broken lis punch 8 (3), and of the broken shield (bottom joint).

That would be very kind, thank-you, I was just beginning to feel a little lonely on this thread!:-) Would you mind if I had the original full-resolution images to work from, could I see if there's a Lis, lion, or privy mark, on the reverse I might be able to use? I'll PM my email address if you're happy! That's great, very much appreciated! Yes feel free and I will send the pics. The reverse is 1561 dated and grades around VF as well. Excellent! I couldn't PM you, perhaps your inbox is full, so I've contacted you via your website. Thanks, again!

That would be very kind, thank-you, I was just beginning to feel a little lonely on this thread!:-) Would you mind if I had the original full-resolution images to work from, could I see if there's a Lis, lion, or privy mark, on the reverse I might be able to use? I'll PM my email address if you're happy! That's great, very much appreciated!

And THANK God, I'd be reading my coin books alone in my caravan otherwise! Well, I guess if you need to capture people's attention, you have to lead the thread appropriately, but sufficiently catchy, so...'BUST' of Elizabeth I, do you think it better to leave the scratches in and 'keep it real?' Or is it more aesthetically pleasing to photoshop them out? ;-)

The seller said he spent just under 5k that day, and couldn't pinpoint the lot? I had already emailed him a few times regarding it, and didn't feel I could hassle him any more! I do feel relatively satisfied it's from the Hoard, however, I'll not be able to prove it, sadly. John Newman by any chance? Terry, was the gentleman's name, not the Terry on here by any chance? Was it you, Terry? You can come out if you want, I'm really pleased with it! :-)

One for the cabinet! Actually, better make that two, showing the obverse AND the reverse, as I can't imagine you'd ever see the other side again!

Wouldn't it be useful if there was a facility on eBay to report that an item was fake? Oh wait... I told them it was fake on five occasions but they insisted I send it back to the person who sold it to me. I think the seller had to promise ebay that they would destroy it ... I just saw a pig fly !!! I was talking about reporting fakes before the auction has ended, but unfortunately eBay ignores all such reports. I still think multiple emails, asking probing questions would do it! ;-)

He's quite an expensive little monarch to collect is our Edward! It's no shrinking violet that can pull together a couple of nice trays from this reign!

That's so weird, I knew a girl who thought Keanu was the dogs! You are only the second person i have ever heard confess as much! I never got it myself, though the JD thing makes sense!