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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 755119, member: 3726&quot;]Now to confuse you more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> You are not missing a thing - each of us sees something different in the first three coins in the original post. To me the pictures in the very first post(and this is what I am going buy) - makes the first coin look like the best strike. As speedy mentioned it could just be the pictures and the second coin is really the nicest(personally I believe the toning brought the extra money). Then the third coin does not show the type luster I associate with a high AU buffalo nickel - it does not mean it is missing, just not what I expect. The luster looks flat to me.&nbsp; I am by no means an expert, but there is a very certain color I look for in buffalo nickels when I go to the local shop - coin one emulates that color.</p><p><br /></p><p>And no sometimes using pictures are not a good educational example. To me it just shows the flaws of using pictures to purchase coins. Read some of lehigh posts on toned coins from heritage.&nbsp; This poll is solely a matter of opinion and no opinion can be wrong in these regards. Personally I believe if you look at enough coins in person(in person is the key) it will help you identify what you want when looking at pictures - it will not be perfect, but it will help. One of my rules on ebay - any auction with bad pictures just skip, even if slabbed by one of the top 3 tpgs. Even they have some ugly and improperly graded slabbed coins. These are only my opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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