Photography

This photo was taken by Rasiel Suarez

Since 2002 Rasiel Suarez has photographed coins for numerous clients professionally with a collective portfolio valued at over a million dollars. Photography has taken place both on-site and through the mail. Coins photographs will usually be available by email within a few days of receipt at my office and may also be ordered on a custom CD-R for a nominal additional fee.

From tiny eraser-sized coins up to monster medallions no coin is too challenging to capture using a Nikon D700 digital camera mated with a Nikkor 60mm macro lens, widely regarded as among the finest specialty lenses ever made. Each coin is custom photographed depending on a number of factors including metal, surface type, relief, thickness, etc. The raw image is then processed in PhotoShop on a professional-grade 30″ monitor to match the image as closely as possible to the appearance of the actual coin. This means no phony patinas, assembly-line batch work or any other digital tricks to cut corners. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Coins photographed will usually be available for download within a couple days. The cost per coin is $3.00. Both sides of the coin will be stitched onto a single image and sized to your desired resolution (800 pixels wide default). A CD with your images can be supplied for an additional $3 for any number of coins in your order. In addition you will need to cover shipping expenses to and from our location including any insurance desired. We strongly recommend sending coins via UPS, FedEx, DHL or USPS Registered mail with sufficient insurance to cover loss during transit as we cannot be held responsible for coins that never reach our location. Please contact us prior to shipping your coins for more details.

Sorry, we do not photograph artifacts or group lots.

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