Bad Pic buy of the month...

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  1. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

    Yes, and no. Some scanner images are vastly superior to the seller pics I posted, but it's hard to get a coin to really "shine" with a scanner. They tend to look very flat. The quality of the image can get great, but not really show the coin how it looks in-hand. But the same thing can be said of camera photos. You can have great scanner photos and crappy camera photos, and vice-versa.
     
    geekpryde, Sep 28, 2013
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  3. Volante

    Volante Well-Known Member

    Probably my best example of this. An 1889-P, NGC MS-62.

    eBay listing picture: [​IMG]

    My picture, with proper lighting:
    1889_rev.jpg
     
    Volante, Sep 28, 2013
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  4. Camreno

    Camreno Active Member

    That's an MS-62? I cant even see the Breast Feathers o_O
     
    Camreno, Sep 28, 2013
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  5. Volante

    Volante Well-Known Member


    There's some unfortunate scuffing on the slab plastic in that area. The coin itself is well-struck with full breast feathers.
     
    Volante, Sep 28, 2013
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  6. Coinman1974

    Coinman1974 Research, Research, Research

    wow now I want to go look for bad pics. Just afraid I will get the bad coins too, lol
     
    Coinman1974, Sep 28, 2013
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  7. enochian

    enochian silver eater

    funny you mention that just won these for face value + $2 shipping last night including a blurry picture

    [​IMG]
     
    enochian, Sep 29, 2013
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  8. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

    Here's another:

    before:

    1930 25c PCGS AU58 Obv closeup.jpg

    1930 25c PCGS AU58 Rev closeup.jpg

    after:

    1930 25c obv closeup v2-093.jpg

    1930 25c rev closeup v2-094.jpg
     
    geekpryde, Oct 15, 2013
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  9. enochian

    enochian silver eater

    nice
     
    enochian, Oct 15, 2013
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  10. tgaw

    tgaw Member

    interresting
     
    tgaw, Oct 15, 2013
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  11. zachfromnj

    zachfromnj Junior Member

    $T2eC16ZHJHcFFkZB0uuWBSLpLUwImQ~~60_57.JPG $T2eC16JHJHkFFl8oIWy0BSLpLr68W!~~60_57.JPG

    Paid $22 for this coin, Anacs graded it VF-20 *Scratched*.. its on its way back to me.

    Even scratched thats a heck of a price difference :p
     
    zachfromnj, Oct 16, 2013
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  12. non_cents

    non_cents Well-Known Member

    Took a gamble on a 4 hour auction. Paid $70 for an 1802 Large Cent based on bad pictures. Looks at least VG...will see how it looks when I get it in-hand this week.
    $(KGrHqZ,!qYFJSzyy(wGBSWhlrc3Ow~~60_3.JPG $(KGrHqN,!ocFI)0guzCZBSWhlsK1UQ~~60_3.JPG
     
    non_cents, Oct 19, 2013
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  13. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    It's been more than a week...
     
    hotwheelsearl, May 10, 2017
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  14. non_cents

    non_cents Well-Known Member

    I completely forgot about this post!! This was 3 and a half years ago haha. Unfortunately I'm away at college right now so I can't get pictures since the coin is back home, but it is still in my collection. Surfaces are much better in-hand with a full LIBERTY on the obverse. I'd call it at least a G06-VG08, a good pickup for $70 :)
     
    non_cents, May 11, 2017
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  15. sambyrd44

    sambyrd44 Well-Known Member

    This one was from a while ago. The top image was the sellers.

    upload_2017-5-11_14-5-48.png

    The coin as it is in hand and with my own image. I was pleased :)

    upload_2017-5-11_14-6-34.png
     
    sambyrd44, May 11, 2017
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    WOW. That seller did himself or herself no favors! Nice score!
     
    lordmarcovan, May 12, 2017
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