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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Please look at this photo of a 1880-S MS 66 PL. The photo of the coin does not look like a PL and shows no luster. Is there something wrong with this coin or is this a bad photo?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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The photo looks washed out and if the dollar is reflective (PL), then it is reflecting something equally light.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Maybe it was taken in slightly diffused sunlight?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Sure does look bleached out
Edited by Cascade
06/27/2015 6:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe this was taken with maximum diffusion (light tent, paper-cone diffuser, etc.)?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
 ... the seller could be washing it out to hide the cheek breaks and cause newbs to think it will bean or upgrade? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4468 Posts |
Aces,
Thanks for the Sacks photo. The barcode and label appear to be the same on both photos and there are some marks that appear to be the same on both coins. I guess this is a great example of how not take photos and sell coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I would say this is a "Scan" and not a photo. Scanned images hardly ever show "luster"  |
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United States
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f  . looks like a scanned image |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Proof like coins are the most difficult coins to photograph well. This one being an MS66 would most definitely not have cheek breaks to hide.
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Moderator
United States
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I agree, it could be a scan.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
What is best economical camera to take to upload pics to this forum? I don't know much about this stuff but I would like to show some of my coins here.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Terry,
There is a section on the site where you will get a much better response to your question under Coin Photography. I am on my second camera with macro function for under $200, but I can tell you that lighting is just as important as the camera for taking coin photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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... most people don't realize it's not the objects that we are seeing, it is the light reflecting off of of them  |
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United States
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Posted 06/27/2015 6:19 pm
