I'm finally getting some time to do this.

It seems to me that people participate in the registry for a number of different reasons. For me, it is a place to catalog my collection (although the recent policy change regarding PCGS certified coins changes that a bit), to share it with other participants, to see what the rest of you are doing, and to learn something about coins in general since I do not have the time to study them all.

Part of the cataloging and sharing is providing photographs of the coins. Up to now, most of the photos are those provided by the auction houses and dealers from whom I bought the coins, with a few lower quality shots of my own when there were no source pix (as for some coins bought at coin shows).

A year or so ago I bought a new camera, primarily for taking vacation pictures. But I recently brought my half dimes home for a photo shoot. I found a setup that I think for the most part pretty accurately portrays what they look like in-hand. I used the same camera settings and lighting for every shot, not attempting to over-expose the more deeply toned coins as the auction companies & dealers sometimes do. I cropped and scaled each photo to 600x600 pixels for uniformity of display.

In any case, I have updated the photos in my primary Liberty Seated Half Dime set. I will continue processing remaining photos and will post them in my other half dime sets as time permits. When that is all done, my other certified coins will get the same treatment. I am hopeful that the color will be realistic for the large cents when their time comes.

Here is one of my favorite new shots. Enjoy.

Alan