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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5215414, member: 19463&quot;]I am disappointed that they did not use different lighting and really do not see where their gray image helps with tone.&nbsp; I am a fan of trying different lighting for different effects.&nbsp; Below are a couple coins shown in three different light arrangements. Which looks most like the coin?&nbsp; Trick question.&nbsp; How a coin looks &#039;in hand&#039; depends entirely on where that &#039;hand&#039; is located.&nbsp; No dealer can be expected to match the light characteristics of your any particular part of your home but each light shows something just a bit different.&nbsp; I certainly would not expect a dealer to show coins in light that made them look &#039;bad&#039; but I do wish dealers ha enough time to experiment on things like this a bit more.&nbsp; Of course my coins are not of a level they would expend any effort to show.&nbsp; Better coins can be easier to photograph (but not always).</p><p><img src="https://a4.pbase.com/o2/88/582688/1/96234810.7K74s8BV.0b01559trio.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://a4.pbase.com/o2/88/582688/1/96356070.jJxTuxML.0b01786trio.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Look particularly at the difference in how you see the rough patch on Septimius&#039; neck.&nbsp; The left image would insure the coin went unsold and that would not be a good thing.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="https://a4.pbase.com/o4/88/582688/1/66307833.Buoo9mFe.b02445trio.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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