Coin movies

[dougsmit]

I have just started playing with making videos of coins.  Only some types will benefit in any way from the idea but I particularly like the overstrike below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwk6XlO56dQ

The question now is what coins might be suitable.  Has anyone here played with this? The only other I have done is this Sybaris.  Suggestions appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2wa_ktaxUE

[peterpil19]

Hi Doug,

Thanks for sharing! Nice videos!

I think any coin would benefit from a video but but especially those whose appearance changes the most under different angles of light. I like that your video shows how we might see a coin in life, under different angles of light, which gives a better indication of what it looks like in hand than a "static" photo.

I think that highly reflective coins would be interesting to video as well as coins which are high relief, have thick flans, or other physical characteristics (e.g. very convex/concave) which sometimes cannot be seen well in a single photo.

I think the King Philip II bronze coins, which I have had difficulty with, certainly meet the above criteria.

Peter

[SC]

Wow. That first video is brilliant.

Have you considered adding a bit of narration to tell the story?

As for others.  Hmmm.  Maybe an explanation of different die axes. 

SC