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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mac266, post: 2329298, member: 26371&quot;]Fellow numismaphones, I&#039;ve been browsing Collectors&#039; Corner for a few days now, keeping my eye out for that coin I cannot live without.&nbsp; I notice a seller on there that goes by the name Beantown Coins, and they also have a web site under that name.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every single coin for sale by this dealer on Collectors&#039; Corner has photos taken at sharp angles.&nbsp; We numismatists commonly tell newbies to a) avoid coins with such photos, or b) ask for better photos from a straight angle.&nbsp; That is because unscrupulous sellers have been known to use the sharp angle to hide surface problems.&nbsp; Hairlines, scratches, corrosion, etc. may not show up in these angled photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one example:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=23230481" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=23230481" rel="nofollow">http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=23230481</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve experienced that on this very forum, several years ago!&nbsp; I was working with another forum member to buy a coin from him, and he sent me only photos taken at sharp angles.&nbsp; I asked him for better photos, and never heard from him again!&nbsp; Given that he neglected to reply back, I&#039;m convinced he was trying to swindle me by selling a problem coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>As to Beantown Coins, why is it that EVERY coin they have for sale is photographed this way?&nbsp; Are they trying to dump their poor quality inventory on unwitting buyers online?&nbsp; I find it hard to believe that EVERY SINGLE COIN is a problem coin.&nbsp; Perhaps they are unschooled in numismatic photography?</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone speak to this company with first hand knowledge?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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