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Thank you all for your replies, they are helpful.
Hi Jason,
First of all, I recommend using a photo of an actual gold coin for reference. The vector image so far feels cartoonish (I don't know if you are going for realistic or not, though). You are using only yellows, whereas in real life, objects have a much bigger variety of colour tints on their surface, moreover when it's such a reflective material as gold. Your image would also benefit from more contrast: darken your darkest areas. You've got the basics there, but examine how real-life objects look like and you will gradually learn to make them more and more believable.
Check the kerning (space among letters) in your text. The spacing between the G and the o is too big, and the one among o, i and n is too tight.
Hi Mosh.
Glad to see you again for here!
Other way to achieve realistic coin is using the Bump Map function under "Effects" in Photopaint.
Is the Brian´s coin.... Brian??.. Mmm Sounds like something known.