When is Purple Undesireable?

[wwwww]

aw come on fellow collectors.. they are not ugly but handsome !!
in the hand my proof sparkles and just as hard to photo as any other copper

With a bright enough light source you can capture the reflectivity but you need to focus the light source into the lens, otherwise the die polish will appear flat.

[runway]

Loving this thread

[duggee27]

do i see red in there  :angel:
another example how tuff they are to photo



walter, these are the die striations to confirm it is a proof

[ausjack]

got this at the markets yesterday..not so much purple but a blue, I like it

[enworb]

I had a chance to look at a 59 proof today. PCGS PF63. I couldnt see the die marks.

[wwwww]

I had a chance to look at a 59 proof today. PCGS PF63. I couldnt see the die marks.

You need a very bright, focused light to see them. I find taking a macro photo with the flash is the easiest way to reveal them.

My typical way of photographing coins is putting them under the DSLR with everything on auto (using the flash as the light source). This makes Melbourne proofs look horrible. I found the only way to make them look good is to reflect the light source into the lens (which isn't easy for slabbed coins). I managed to do this for the half penny below but you can still see a hint of glare.

[enworb]

If i get to see it again i'll try and stick it under a better light then

[duggee27]

aw come on fellow collectors.. they are not ugly but handsome !!
in the hand my proof sparkles and just as hard to photo as any other copper

guess what .. my bluey is on its way back from an o/s trip and.....
pcgs pr66bn ...http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/29586727.html

:wavemulticolor:

the one and only highest brown/blue  :angel:

[Robster]

"Coolies" :yahoo:

[Unicorn]

Lovely Duggee! Well done!