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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1043047, member: 13650&quot;]Yeah.&nbsp; And you didn&#039;t even go into the different lighting schemes sellers use.&nbsp; Anything from a blue light to give the impression that the coin has a light blue tone to it to yellow, giving a shiny cleaned coin the appearance of being dull and gray.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sometimes over saturation makes a coin appear to have luster, or be shinier than it really is.&nbsp; Or, hides a cleaning and imperfections. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I just bought an AU silver 3 cent piece.&nbsp; I was watching one that looked great but I could tell it had over saturation with the lighting, making it appear bright.&nbsp; Almost like a MS coin.&nbsp; By looking at different angles to the computer screen, I could see different aspects of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I could also tell the strike on the reverse was not very sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I ended up buying a different one in a buy it now auction with plain old pics showing a much sharper reverse and some real luster.&nbsp; Some natural toning on the obverse.&nbsp; Same year.&nbsp; <b>Since the pic was duller, the one I purchased received no attention.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; But I have no doubt I bought the better coin.&nbsp; The one I passed up had double digit bids and sold for more.&nbsp; All because of the picture.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;When I was starting out, I would have been in that group for the other one.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; There are many auctions on ebay that aren&#039;t this complicated.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes they even state that the pics were not doctored and the backgrounds can be used as comparison.&nbsp; Often times the slab color can be compared.&nbsp; &nbsp; You can usually tell who&#039;s using tricks and who&#039;s trying to be honest.&nbsp; You just have to acknowledge this and look for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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