What is the most / least collected pre-decimal denomination?

[scott]

or just, put it down and take a photo so we can see

[Accumulator]

I'm far from an expert, but I bought a relatively cheap Canon Powershot A3300IS a couple of years ago (so probably not a current model) and mount it on a cheap mini-tripod. I raise the coin to within about 6" of the lens, set the camera to macro, use daylight (place on windowsill), set to 'cloudy day' (even if it's not) and set to 10s shutter delay (to avoid handshake). I use a black foam background behind the coin, though the majority of the shot is of the books I raise the coin on, which are lighter.

I import the photos into Adobe Photoshop Elements and crop/resize them - 2 versions, 500 x 500 for web and 1400 x1400 for hi-res.

The whole operation takes no more than a few mins and produces something like this (500 x 500 version):

[scott]

yea, cannons are quite good for this sort of thing.

i use macro and daylight only for mine, i wouldn't say they are the best but.

[Peckris]

I'm far from an expert, but I bought a relatively cheap Canon Powershot A3300IS a couple of years ago (so probably not a current model) and mount it on a cheap mini-tripod. I raise the coin to within about 6" of the lens, set the camera to macro, use daylight (place on windowsill), set to 'cloudy day' (even if it's not) and set to 10s shutter delay (to avoid handshake). I use a black foam background behind the coin, though the majority of the shot is of the books I raise the coin on, which are lighter.

I import the photos into Adobe Photoshop Elements and crop/resize them - 2 versions, 500 x 500 for web and 1400 x1400 for hi-res.

The whole operation takes no more than a few mins and produces something like this (500 x 500 version):

That's worked out fine - obviously a recipe for success.

[Coinery]

I'm far from an expert, but I bought a relatively cheap Canon Powershot A3300IS a couple of years ago (so probably not a current model) and mount it on a cheap mini-tripod. I raise the coin to within about 6" of the lens, set the camera to macro, use daylight (place on windowsill), set to 'cloudy day' (even if it's not) and set to 10s shutter delay (to avoid handshake). I use a black foam background behind the coin, though the majority of the shot is of the books I raise the coin on, which are lighter.

I import the photos into Adobe Photoshop Elements and crop/resize them - 2 versions, 500 x 500 for web and 1400 x1400 for hi-res.

The whole operation takes no more than a few mins and produces something like this (500 x 500 version):

That's worked out fine - obviously a recipe for success.

Agreed, and it demonstrates how we all have our own little routines that achieve our end!