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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 561243, member: 15309&quot;]Silver coins are not white.&nbsp; Especially AU silver coins.&nbsp; The coin should appear greyish color in the photo with white highlights where luster is present.&nbsp; In addition, worn spots on the coin should appear dark.&nbsp; Taking photos at an angle can drastically change the appearance and size of surface marks.&nbsp; By cropping the photo and resizing, it is easy to make the coin round again, but the marks are still less pronounced.</p><p><br /></p><p>When Mike says the photo is overexposed, he is talking about too much light and too much contrast.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any AU coins to show you so I will use a 1901-O Morgan Dollar NGC MS65.&nbsp; I will crank up the brightness and contrast using photoshop to create the illusion of an MS66 or MS67 coin.&nbsp; Most will recognize the photo for what it is, but remember, a seller who does this only needs to fool 2 people to make a lot of money.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/MorganDollar1901-ONGCMSXX333068-018.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice that the surfaces of the coin look much cleaner.&nbsp; The marks that are still present are much less noticeable.&nbsp; Also notice that the entire coin is white (overexposed).&nbsp; This is hiding the actual appearance of the surface of the coin.&nbsp; Also notice that any detectable luster has disappeared into the added light.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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