Question for experienced coin graders

I can't find a hint of color in the NGC photos. Now I'm wondering if the seller actually uses gel filters, or maybe multiple lights with different color temperatures, to get that pastel-rainbow effect...

 

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From what I recall a lot of their coins have this same look. Some of their feedback call them out on it if I remember correctly, but it's been a while since I looked at this seller.

 

If I ever clear off enough space to take up coin photography again, I'll want to give the different-color-temperature thing a try. I think I actually had some issues avoiding it in the past, where my subject lights didn't match the ambient color temperature.

 

Yes, that is some crackerjack sleuthing by ddddd. I learned a lot in this thread, thanks all.

 

Also, if I have my eye on something I might buy, this is why I wait until the horse is in the barn. Lots of shoppers here.

 

Look closely at the fields, you will see rub marks, partial fingerprint where it was possibly held at some point. Remember, it's just an opinion thank you for asking, have a great and safe year and beyond.

 

Don't know what happened, I was posting in the Morgan Dollar thread?

 

My guess is there is other evidence of cleaning or the surfaces just are "off" in a way that is more evident in hand vs in a photo. If those lines are planchet lines (done at the mint), I don't think NGC would have called the coin cleaned. If someone at NGC were to make a mistake, they would be more likely to call the coin scratched or damaged (in my opinion).