Even when I was a post-doc in the early 2000s the standard practice was for numismatic photos to be taken from casts to reproduce at clearer B/W plates.
BUT trimming by hand can lead to a loss of data. (As can cutting out photos in photoshop!)
Here’s a nice comparison. Left is the ANS photo and Right is Haeberlin‘s.
Ramo Secco
Liv Mariah Yarrow 