Hi,
I am interested in people's opinions in what makes a
good reference book - particually with the photographs / images representing the coins.
Which do /would people prefer;
1. Images that exactly replicate the size of the coin - if it is 9mm then that is the size of the picture
2. Images that are larger than the actual coin. eg. If there were two coins one at 18mm and one at 29mm, would people generally be happy if both were shown at, say 40mm, to ensure all the detail could be seen?
Most books I know use the former method and it certainly helps in establishing quickly that the picture in the book is the same as the coin in the hand. However, with some reference books this relegates the image to a black blob that is mostly useless for determining Legends.
I suppose the ideal way to have a new reference book is to have the printed pictures at proper coin size and an accompanying CD / DVD with pictures that you can blow up to get at the detail if necessary. I don't think it would be
that expensive to do, considering the photos have to be taken anyway.
Malcolm