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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 300420, member: 4367&quot;]One thing I quickly learned when purchasing coins on the internet was to look at the background material the coin is placed on (if applicable) when the picture is taken.&nbsp; Usually it&#039;s plain bond paper which should be pure white, but as many of us have realized the end result (the pic) often isn&#039;t the case.&nbsp; Various tones of Grays, Light Blues, and Greens all are posted with the coin smack dab in the middle looking better than or worse than the photographer was hoping for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also noticed that many times the camera tends to capture colors and alas, dings which just aren&#039;t there when using the naked eye.&nbsp; FWIW, I&#039;m really camera stupid, but am also constantly experimenting with my old trusty Sony Mavica FD-91.&nbsp; It was the standard to be judged against 9 or 10 years ago and ran $900+ with everything included.</p><p><br /></p><p>As we all know lighting is everything.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found that when taking pics of worn silver ancients and old US silver, Natural Lighting (I just move the TV Tray close to the window <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) is better than say a 100 Watt Incandesent bulb which seems best suited for dark copper issues/ancients and finally Neon which I usually use for MS coins and Gold.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As you know when using natural lighting the time of day and cloudcover is always a factor.&nbsp; But back to the intent of my opening lines.&nbsp; I try to think what a coin would look like when I know what the background color of the material it&#039;s laying on is, and many times I&#039;ve found beautifully toned coins arrive in the mail (usually BHDs) when the seller obviously has tried to &#039;ahem manipulate&#039; the picture in some way.&nbsp; Sometimes the surprise is the other way around and I might end up returning the coin but rarely do since I&#039;m a Bust Half Dollar variety collector and don&#039;t just collect for type coinage.&nbsp; Just something else to think about before you hit the Bid Button or the Buy It Now button.&nbsp; I hope this helps...</p><p><br /></p><p>Take Care</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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