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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1744011, member: 15309&quot;]My earlier thread about the 140X bid Morgan Dollar got me to thinking about the quality of coin photos that coin dealers and auctioneers use.&nbsp; I collect rainbow toned coins and the quality of the photo is of supreme importance, yet I find dealer after dealer with absolutely terrible photos on their websites.&nbsp; The large auction houses are just as bad.&nbsp; Although the quality of Heritage&#039;s photo&#039;s have improved over the last two years, they still are far from good IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone ever purchased or won a coin at auction that absolutely blew them away when the received the coin in the mail.&nbsp; If you have, here is your chance to show your good fortune to the rest of the numismatic community.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: Red">Please post a coin that looks much better than the seller&#039;s photo.&nbsp; Post both the seller&#039;s photo and your own to show the comparison and share any other comments about the coin transaction.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red"></span></b><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black">I will start with a coin that was recently auctioned by Anaconda Rare Coins in the Heritage Signature Sale.&nbsp; The coin is a Morgan Dollar 1887 NGC MS65 with textile toning.&nbsp; I have always wanted a textile toned Morgan and this one seemed pretty cheap even though it was a little ugly with the army green toning.&nbsp; I placed a bid of 2X wholesale and won the coin.&nbsp; Imagine my surprise when I opened the envelope and the most beautiful vibrant powder blue textile toned Morgan appeared in front of me.&nbsp; I ran to my computer and compared it with the photo and broke out into uncontrollable laughter.&nbsp; A good coin photo makes all the difference.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/MorganDollar1887NGCMS65130133-005vs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"></span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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