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    My First DDO!

    I've made my first DDO discovery! It's a 1946-D Lincoln Cent and is now listed by CONECA as DDO-006, 6-O-II-C. The discovery coin is a stage A, EDS. The distorted hub doubling shows up in the 946 of the date.


    Date Detail


    Obverse Scratch


    Reverse Die Gouges
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    Congrats!
    Lee Lydston

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    • #3
      Great photos and congrats on the DDO.........

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      • #4
        QUESTION: What did U use to get close up pict.Besides a camera!

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        • #5
          Let Me try again,congrats on your find.Your close ups are great! I would like to know if You could let Me in on how shot them.I am new to the club and I have a few coins I would like to post Myself.So far Your picts are some of the best I have seen. A REPLY WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU!

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          • #6
            While I cannot speak for the OP I can say that I personally use my Camera through a Stereo Microscope combined with Microsoft Picture Manager Software to crop out what is not needed.





            I've heard that others use Digital SLR Camera's with a good quality macro lens. A macro lens enables you to focus on a small area of a coin without getting so close to the subject that proper lighting becoumes an issue such as what occurs with "macro mode" on a typical multipurpose lens.
            Last edited by 19Lyds; 07-06-2010, 10:50 AM.
            Lee Lydston

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            • #7
              I use a relatively "cheap system", but it works well for me. I use a Power Shot A720 IS Cannon and shoot through one of the lenses of a stereo microscope. After the picture is taken, I use the Adobe 7.0 Photo Shop to do the work in making the picture presentable.

              I think that the biggest issue that people face is their lighting source. I use a day light neon on a goose neck lamp filtered through a white opaque piece of plastic to diffuse the light.

              BJ Neff
              Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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              • #8
                Lighting and diffussing it is my biggest problem.

                Especially if I'm shooting through a slab.
                Last edited by 19Lyds; 07-06-2010, 02:11 PM.
                Lee Lydston

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by PEN E PNCHR View Post
                  Let Me try again,congrats on your find.Your close ups are great! I would like to know if You could let Me in on how shot them.I am new to the club and I have a few coins I would like to post Myself.So far Your picts are some of the best I have seen. A REPLY WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU!
                  I forgot to check in and didn't see the replies...

                  For close-ups I use a Bausch & Lomb MonoZoom 7 with a Tucsen 3.1MP camera. Lighting is by ring light. This gives pretty good pictures, though I am thinking about upgrading to the 9MP. Only issue is color with the Tucsens, as I just can't seem to get things to be completely natural. I've waited to buy the 9MP until I can find out if the different sensor has a better color balance. I'll take picture of the setup this weekend...Ray

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