I was browsing some nice coins this eBay seller had. I noticed almost all of his unc coins have a light blue tinge to them. Even newer coins like ASE's. At 1st I thought it was toning, until I saw the ASE. So are these coins being shined on by a bluish light, or are the coins being stored in a environment that's rapidly toning them? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Uncirculated-1947-D-Silver-Roosevelt-Dime-/271000086063?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3f18dd262f#ht_779wt_1270 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Uncirculated-1887-Silver-Morgan-Dollar-Free-S-H-/230811199141?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35bd6b66a5#ht_779wt_1270 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Uncirculated-2010-Silver-American-Eagle-Dollar-Free-Shipping-/360467102993?pt=Bullion_US&hash=item53ed837d11#ht_779wt_1270 The reason why I'm asking, is because I just bought two coins from this seller last night. I just hope he is not AT'ing the coins. Maybe you can tell me thw cause of the blue tinge.
Why would you buy coins if you suspected a liquid turned the surfaces blue? Why don't you use due diligence BEFORE you make your purchases instead of coming here to complain after the fact?
I'm not complaining. The two coins I bought were rainbow toned. They were done naturally. However I do not know the cause of the blue tinge on these others. I would like to ask before I made bids on some.
why not just ask the person who took the pics? before you bid? LOL For what its worth, with my cheapo point and shoot digital camera, I can vary the (apparent) toning color from blue to gold to brown to red by just changing the angle of the shot by about a 1/4" Thats under a single overhead to one side flouresent bulb. If the coins you looked at were all the same color its likely the seller had his camera firmly mounted (tripod?) so the light reflections affected the digital lens equally on all coins in that batch. The pics he took the day after probably look different. Its just different length lightwaves. Look around you, its a bright shiny world. this seller isnt the same guy who shows up at all the auctions you attend to undermine your bidding is it? then he doubles his money on ebay? just kidding! This is funny we were just talking last night about Vettes crappy pictures. FWIW, I have purchased dozens of coins from that particular seller and have never had a slightest problem. 9 out of 10 coins I bought from him are far better looking than his pics! Look at how many new listings he puts up every day, he does not have time to screw around with lighting taking that many pics. Its an assembly line. I bet you are very pleased when you get your coins.
If you put a white coin on a red background, and leave your camera set for auto white balance, the coin will come out looking blue. There's nothing nefarious here -- just another seller who isn't an expert photographer.
I thought you weren't going to respond to any of Detecto's threads anymore? No offense intended, but it seems that whenever people say, "I'm going to ignore ______ from now on", they still can't resist the urge to post on ______'s threads. On topic: Vette is a well-known seller; I've bought a couple of coins myself from him. No, the coins are not blue toned, it is obviously the lighting. The problem seems to be overexposure and a red background. I've had great results with his coins; only problem is some coins have had a bath/whizzing in the past. Here's the one I've gotten from him that I've kept: BTW, the rainbow toned merc you picked up from him looks great
Its lighting. Bought from this seller in the past, he ships worldwide for only $2 and got high quality big photos, can't go wrong. Just one problem, if you want his coins, get ready to overpay or lose the auction. Amount of bids from morons on his lots is unbelievable.
Let me get this straight... you are unsure of and hope this guy is not selling AT coins (to the point of starting another thread) yet know for a fact that what you bought are NT? And your point is? All have been valid points.
I have bought a few coins from vette. They are a very honest seller IMO. I think that the blue is due to lighting.
Unless it had something to do with numismatics, which this did. Golly, I'm awful glad you didn't mean to offend me otherwise I might have thought you were implying I speak with forked tongue.
Blue seems to be an appealing, pleasing to the eye, light color to cast on coins to make people want them more. This is common on ebay in one form or another. Then you get it in hand and it's just a dull metal color.
He could be using any of those, or a candle, or a magnesium flare. If he shoots with auto-white-balance, and part of the image is RED and part of the image is WHITE, the camera will adjust the white parts to look more bluish. He may be doing it on purpose, thinking, as Vess1 does, that it makes the coin look more appealing. But it doesn't require special light.
