Posted 5 months ago
BHock45
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Found this today when collecting the daily change. It is very rare we usually only find one or two a year. I am happy it is today! Thanks for looking
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Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
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The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
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Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
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This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
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California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
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The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
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World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
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Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
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Washington QuartersWashington quarters are the things that jingle in our pockets and purses, t…
There was a mint error for this year/mintmark - both a D over S and an S over D. - Be sure to check the mintmark carefully with a jeweler's loupe.
mustangtony. Thank you for the heads up. I will do so this evening.
Hi mustangtony. I updated a closer shot of the quarter. Doesn't look like an S over D, or D over S....whichever. Thanks though.
Yeah, the picture looks like a clear and definite S. - How do get such great close-up shots of your coins? I am reluctant to post my coin collection because I just get enormous backflash.
hey...yes I agree, S it is. I actually made a cheap light box out of an old box and some fabric. Then I got one of those "natural" white light from the hardware store (the kind that take a few minutes to turn on). When I take the picture I put my camera as close to the item as possible without a shadow and snap. I do not use a flash. Do you use a light box? I think that is the key.
I also use the macro option on the camera. Whatever that means...its seems to work.
OK - I guess my new project will be to build a light box. I don't get enough natural light to take without a flash, the pictures all come out blurry without any flash. I even tried all 6 different light settings. I quit adding my glass and china stuff because I can't get a decent picture. Thanks for the advice.
hey, yeah here is the DIY I followed. It works really well.
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent
Thanks BHock - I'll get to work on one right away.