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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 2966195, member: 36818&quot;]Spartan and Pegasi are the same company. I&#039;ve bought a few coins from their auctions, but I always wait until the last minute and am always the only bidder. One of the problems they have, aside from optimistic starting prices, is that their photography doesn&#039;t do the coins justice. They tend to blow out lighter areas and mid tones, and the resulting image lacks detail. This lack of detail makes all the coins look soft and mushy, as if they were all struck with worn dies. So the high prices combined with doubts about the quality based on the photos mean most go unsold. That&#039;s my diagnosis, anyway. But I do the same as you — I go through to see how many are unsold! The few coins I <i>have</i> purchased have been better than expected, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a comparison photo. Same coin, but the top image is my photo, the bottom image is their photo. Certainly, some people may prefer the style of the lower photo, but it lacks mid tones, which means it&#039;s missing some detail. They might argue, and perhaps rightly so, that the exaggerated contrast of the lower image makes the contours of the design easier to &quot;read.&quot; Yet the top image is a better representation of the way the coin looks in hand under a bright light in terms of color and reflectivity. I own the coin. It isn&#039;t nearly white, like the seller&#039;s photo, and the shadows aren&#039;t that black. With some research you can find out how much I (over)paid for it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727006[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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