I am going to make a bid, but the coin is not a must have, and I will try to buy at the right price. This coin was recently listed. The photo does not look like the typical photos used in the past at GC.
Below is a press release article about the new photographer Phil Arnold:
Irvine, California 11/27/23 - Numismatic photography expert Phil Arnold has joined the GreatCollections Auctions team as Director of Photography.
For the past 18 years, Phil headed Professional Coin Grading Service's (PCGS) imaging department and developed their Trueview imaging. He photographed the vast majority of major numismatic rarities over that time, including the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle - the world's most valuable coin.
Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections commented "I welcome Phil to our team - and look forward to providing even higher-quality images for our auctions to the benefit of consignors and bidders. Phil's work is second-to-none in numismatic photography, and his love of numismatics is showcased with every image he takes."
After graduating from Western University in Ontario, Canada, Phil studied at the Pacific Design Academy before deciding to focus on his numismatic photography career. The stars aligned, as this was the time PCGS needed their first full-time photographer to take digital images. Phil was hired and he moved to Southern California. For 18 years, Phil took literally millions of coin images at PCGS, while also improving the quality to the pinnacle of the numismatic industry.
"I've known Ian for the past decade, and I've always admired his and Raeleen's reputation for integrity within the industry. GreatCollections' growth in this time has truly been remarkable, and I'm excited to now be a part of their small-company environment. We are going to the next level in making GreatCollections' photographs the best in the business - not just for their record breaking coin auctions, but also for the new collectibles we'll be auctioning in the very near future," said Phil Arnold about joining GreatCollections.
GreatCollections is planning on adding additional images of toned coins and rarities, which will start to appear in auction listings in the next few weeks.
Aside from overseeing the GreatCollections Auctions coin images, Phil will also be instrumental in setting up the GreatCollections photography for the new collectibles categories launching in 2023.
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Posted 12/10/2023 7:14 pm
