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For sharing in my experience of finding that amazing coin in bezel. I took John's advice and submitted it to Garrett so you may be forced into reading my blow by blow description one more time. Please indulge me.

I submitted 4 photos of which I think these two are best. I needed the quarter in the field to focus on and if I crop it out the photo becomes to small to use. My camera would not focus on the gold. I think because of the reflection. The piece did get one trip through a neighbor's jewelry cleaner. The scratch doe not look that bad to the naked eye.

Chris
 
That is a beautiful coin. I wish I could take a picture of it for you. I think a plain back ground would help show off the coin better and maybe help the focus.
 
I tried 5 or 6 different colored backgrounds. In some the focus was sharp but the exposure was off and others vice versa. I like this one best now. It is very close to what the item looks like in person. Click on the pic to get the big view. You're right, my desk as a bckgound was too busy.

I do quite a bit of Ebaying and I have always had trouble taking pics of gold and even very bright copper and silver coins with this camera.

Chris
 
Get thee outside to take your pic!! Natural sunlight is the way to fly. If you need a better close-up, get an electronics magnifying stand and take the pic thru it, making sure you have the flash off, works great,
 
Heh. That is natural sunlight. This camera will not handle direct full sunlight in macro mode so I waited until I got some "indirect" direct sunlight. The photo in response to Johns post is the best I can take and I am pleased with it. Or at least pleased enough.

Here are two tries outside which are ok. It was overcast. One with camera on full auto. One darkened two steps. Note the dust spec near his chin. Keep in mind this coin is about the size of a dime.

Thanks for the tip. Direct sunlight outside is stronger than direct sunlight through a window. Also, it is a 6 yo 3.2 mega pixel camera.

Chris
 
Hope it gets into the newsletter. I have had one of my finds in there. It is a proud moment for sure. Kind of like 15 min. of fame.
 
I had a testimonial sneak in last year. It was just my first ring (silver) with myAce 250 but the story was ok, I guess. I only submitted it because it was a requirement for entering one of John in Edmonton's best find contest. That issue of "The Searcher" was delived on a rainy day and is now in awful shape. This find is more worthy, I suppose. I also submitted that big 14k ring but I also requested only one be published, please. You should submit your New Years ring. I even have the title for you. "Starting 2008 Off With a Bang." Hard to believe 2008 is half gone. Only 5 months of good detecting left here. I had better get busy!

Chris
 
I found your testimonial on the Garrett site. Lost wedding band right? Also John in Edmonton's, Mick in Australia. Probably some other regulars here.

Chris
 
cwilk said:
I had a testimonial sneak in last year. It was just my first ring (silver) with my Ace 250 but the story was ok, I guess. I only submitted it because it was a requirement for entering one of John in Edmonton's best find contest. That issue of "The Searcher" was delived on a rainy day and is now in awful shape. This find is more worthy, I suppose. I also submitted that big 14k ring but I also requested only one be published, please. You should submit your New Years ring. I even have the title for you. "Starting 2008 Off With a Bang." Hard to believe 2008 is half gone. Only 5 months of good detecting left here. I had better get busy!

Chris
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The story I submitted was about a ring I found for a guy at the beach. More of a human interest story.
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Great story actually. I found another where John sent Charles Garrett a coin ring made from a 1964 half dollar to clebrate Garrett's 40th year.

Chris
 
Wow, Stephen! :crazy: I guess I will have to try that trick the next time I see a guy detecting on the beach!!
 
Does your camera have a macro mode?
Set it on macro, situate yourself near a warm light source (regular incandescent, no florescents) get really close, focus wide and hold down the shutter button halfway until you get in focus. Hold your breath and snap.

Make sure you use a matte black background. Use a black sweater or felt.

You should get something like this.


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I think you'll get it in. I contacted Garrett and told them about it and they were quite excited and hoped you would send them some pics.

Bill
 
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