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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 1478485, member: 22602&quot;]Not sure if you&#039;re being sarcastic but, yes, according to what I&#039;ve read. It may have been in Scott Travers&#039; <i>The Coin Collector&#039;s Survival Manual</i>, but I don&#039;t remember. The more you angle any coin away from the viewer&#039;s gaze, the fewer the apparent flaws and the nicer (smoother) the luster. A 15º or so angle—the angle the half dime is photographed at—is going to conceal the most marks and flaws—without making the coin look too suspiciously elliptical.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve noticed that many ebay sellers use this &quot;technique&quot;; whether they&#039;ve innocently stumbled upon it as a way to showcase their coins (&quot;to reduce glare,&quot; as you say; etc.)—or know full-well it&#039;s going to conceal flaws—is anybody&#039;s guess, I imagine, and probably varies according to seller.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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