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Wrapped another antique coin this morning. This one was a 1933 Shilling. I had some slightly crinkled wire from a different wrap that didn’t go absolutely perfect and I thought it might lend a certain touch to this particular coin, since it’s a little on the worn side. I think it turned out pretty neat, though I didn’t manage to make it double sided like the others. Not to say that it couldn’t be worn tail-side facing front, it just doesn’t have any nifty swirls on that side is all.

Of course I had to do this before the sun came up so I can’t photograph it yet. I could try but jewelry photos rarely come out nice when taken using lamps alone. A combination of lamp + some natural sunlight or just natural sunlight (depending on if it’s a cloudy day) is usually much better. I did read a tip a little while ago about putting a bit of paper over your flash to diffuse the light a bit, I should give that a shot too.

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