UPINSMOKE Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 Nice coin Paul, brilliant rainbow colours and great detail. Quote
UPINSMOKE Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Paulus said: My best 1911 proof florin so far Lovely coin, great detail and wonderful rainbow colours. 2 Quote
IanB Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 A very handsome florin, great detail and the toning is right up my street. Quote
PWA 1967 Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 Your proof penny looks to be 2+B as discussed on the other thread Quote
craigy Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said: Your proof penny looks to be 2+B as discussed on the other thread is that a bog standard combination then Quote
Paulus Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 About time we had some more posts in this thread? 1 Quote
Sword Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 It's interesting that Latin inscriptions were used for some commonwealth countries like Canada or Australia but English inscriptions were always used for certain colonies like Hong Kong and India. Quote
Nonmortuus Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 A couple of newbies since the turn of the year: 7 Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 @Nonmortuus from your collection link, your 1897 Half Crown is gorgeous! 1 Quote
zookeeperz Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 This coin is impossible to photograph. Such is the unusual toning . I guess because it's just starting . Although I can clearly see the lustre the effect of the toning makes it look matt like in pictures and does no justice to the coin at all. here are 1945 Shilling scottish arms and scarcer D2121 1946 english arms 2 Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 Do you use lights or natural light for photography? I'm having an absolute mare trying to image the churchill crowns to get a picture that shows what I can see in the hand, and so far artifical light really isn't doing it. Given the recent snow, as I was housebound I tried again, but had so much white natural light that it still didn't give a true impression. The quest continues... Quote
zookeeperz Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Unwilling Numismatist said: Do you use lights or natural light for photography? I'm having an absolute mare trying to image the churchill crowns to get a picture that shows what I can see in the hand, and so far artifical light really isn't doing it. Given the recent snow, as I was housebound I tried again, but had so much white natural light that it still didn't give a true impression. The quest continues... My room is very dark even in daylight plus the room light is over near the window opposite where I am. You would of thought when they built the bloody house they would put the light central? So I am stuck with 2 bendies with croc clips that attach to the copy stand. Problem is the coin is 3D and we are taking a 2D picture so we lose all the lustre and only get detail. I find it even worse with the camera. The amount of light you need would power a county to get good images lol. I paid £178 I think for a linder Digiscope and tbh it's garbage all the ones you see for sale on ebay are all the same £10-£200 rubbish. I need a stereoscope tbh but they are way out of my pay grade. Bad lighting compounds the issue esp looking for over-dates and repunches. Quote
Rob Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 As all my previous contributions were lost due to changes at photobucket, here's a handful of previously listed examples that seemed popular for those who haven't seen them yet. 6 Quote
Stuntman Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Nice Oliver Cromwell, Rob. Is it a halfcrown or a shilling? Quote
Rob Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, Stuntman said: Nice Oliver Cromwell, Rob. Is it a halfcrown or a shilling? Shilling Quote
Peckris Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 21 hours ago, zookeeperz said: This coin is impossible to photograph. Such is the unusual toning . I guess because it's just starting . Although I can clearly see the lustre the effect of the toning makes it look matt like in pictures and does no justice to the coin at all. here are 1945 Shilling scottish arms and scarcer D2121 1946 english arms Not sure why you say 'scarcer'? All George VI silver dated 1944-1946 - and even earlier - is very common even in top grades, due to general hoarding of genuine silver coins once CuNi came in. (This is also why high grade silver 1915 - 1918 is more common than post-1920 when they were debased to 50% silver). Quote
Nick Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 34 minutes ago, Peckris said: Not sure why you say 'scarcer'? Probably because it the scarcer of the two reverses for 1946 English shillings. 1 Quote
Paulus Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) A few of my very best that, like Rob, were on Photobucket at one time ... Edited March 4, 2018 by Paulus 6 Quote
Paulus Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 A few more toned silver coins that may have disappeared, or have not been seen by newbies ... 4 Quote
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