From Wikipedia: "Patina is a coating of various chemical
compounds such as oxides or carbonates formed on the surface of metal
during exposure to weathering." The silver dimes in my
Roosevelt dime collection grew wonderful patinas from the cheap book
they were being kept in for 20 years. Whereas patina used to be a
numismatic curse, now it is an attribute widely sought. Anyone can
find a brilliant uncirculated or proof version of a common coin; to
have one with beautiful patina--now that's unique.
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blende 63 months ago | reply
Very interesting ... does the same go for people??? :-)
seto_supraenergy 63 months ago | reply
nice angle and composition
Zé Eduardo... 63 months ago | reply
Great Image !!!!!!
hobit&gollum 63 months ago | reply
awesome shot !!!!
i love how you can see the word "liberty", and the wearing on the edge of the dime :-))
z______z 63 months ago | reply
Wonderful image. Fascinating macro.
♥ Hazed ♥ 63 months ago | reply
great macro :)
Spiro Anassis 63 months ago | reply
Awesome photo.
Mary Trebilco 63 months ago | reply
Excellent in so many ways!!
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crowt59 63 months ago | reply
I'm glad that's not actual size, lol
Really cool macro.
peggyhr 63 months ago | reply
Wonderful DoF!
Congrats on explore and thanks for your visits!
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Spice ♥ Trying to Catch Up! 63 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ! ★ PRIORITIES ★, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
interesting subject
kovacsi 63 months ago | reply
I like patina. Very nostalgic.
Sati Kobashi [deleted] 63 months ago | reply
Awesome use of selective focus!
kstoon 63 months ago | reply
great macro! amazing how tastes change over the years. (i wonder if all those people that have cleaned their coins over the years are kicking themselves ;-)
Pepix2007 63 months ago | reply
Excellent pátina!!!
ilsebatten 63 months ago | reply
I love the dof on this
.debbie T 63 months ago | reply
This is an incredible macro!
I am an admin for the group PhotoSharePodcast. Your photo would be a great addition to our photo pool.
mrrainby 63 months ago | reply
nice
Elliequent 62 months ago | reply
This photo is its own metaphor. Seriously, if I were still in college, I'd be tempted to write a paper based on it.
Your macro work is what inspires me to give myself similar "assignments". So awesome.
Scott Hensley 60 months ago | reply
Great shot. We used it to illustrate a post on our blog. Thanks. We gave credit to you and provided a link back to this page. If you're interested, you can see our post here: blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/07/22/merck-wyeth-swap-spots-in...