Thanks and yes Skip, a lesson would be welcome!
sitting in the airport right now heading out to Portland and
then driving up to Kelso WA tonight....
G2
Thanks Anthony, the coin is resting on some black foam and behind that
is a black note book to add to the contrast.
I used a small calling card below to help throw up some light onto the
bottom of the coin, limited space as the camera was quite close to the coin.