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That is the downside to scanning coins- the technology cannot image luster like film or digital imaging.
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There should be a tone adjustment control that comes up,with the image on Your photo library, but You would be artificially coloring Your image, but at least it would look more life-like.
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Looks cleaned to me imo EDIT: Just saw the new photos on the second listing... WOW thats quite a difference! For those viewing this thread in a few months or even years, here are the pics. Original listing photos/scans:     New photos:   Looks like it may have been wiped at some point, but it still the coin isn't even CLOSE to as bad as I though it was! Edited by ChildOfTheWheat
03/26/2017 10:34 pm
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On your camera photos, you may want to try a background of white, black or grey. Your camera photos are tinting the coin the color of the background. None of the photo are going to help you sell the coin. Camera 1 - your light is hot spoting. Camera 2 - the lighting is better and shows a little luster on the coin, but the coin has a green tint from your background.
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Thanks ... I see the green tint now. In real life you can see that the coin hasn't been cleaned. It is, in truth, gorgeous. I just don't have the ability to photograph it properly.
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I like the original picture. For a raw 1880 half eagle it's adequate. Slabbed AU's are selling at about $350. Bullion sets the price. Enhancing luster is not necessarily helpful unless the coin is slabbed MS.
If you want dramatic detail use cross lighting. A scanner can't do that.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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04/01/2017 12:40 pm
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Can you please explain cross lighting?
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My avatar picture used room light plus a low angle flashlight to pick up the hair details. Here it is bigger.  The 1921 is an MS62 in a slab. It's easier to do on a raw coin. Here's an AU 1925.  Both of these coins have cartwheel luster. But I'm more interested in the sharpness of strike than the luster, so have not attempted to enhance it. To show the gold tone on the 1921 I needed to tilt it and move the flashlight. Now the luster starts to show. But the shadow on the details goes away.  It's pretty amazing what the new iPhones (1921 shots) can do vs the old ones (1925). "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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