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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1519679, member: 15309&quot;]Scanners have trouble picking up the color because the light needs to hit the surface of the coin at an angle.&nbsp; I never disputed that.&nbsp; What I said is that it isn&#039;t 1% as you claim.&nbsp; The only coins that exhibit the behavior you are talking about are coins with iridescent toning and toned proof coins.&nbsp; Ever look at a toned proof IHC?&nbsp; Your statement would be completely accurate with regards to toned IHC&#039;s.&nbsp; But for the run of the mill mint state rainbow toner, the color shows across a wide angle as long as the light is hitting the surface of the coin.&nbsp; Why do people have trouble capturing the color of a coin in photographs?&nbsp; Because they don&#039;t understand the basics of numismatic photography.&nbsp; The biggest mistake people make is not getting the light on the surface of the coin.&nbsp; The reason doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp; It makes no difference if they have their camera too close causing a shadow over the coin, or if they don&#039;t have enough lights, or if they don&#039;t have the coin tilted (sightly) into the light source.&nbsp; If the light doesn&#039;t hit the surface of the coin, the true color of the toning wont show.&nbsp; It will appear very much like it does in my little video.&nbsp; What&#039;s next Doug, are you going to claim that I am not qualified to talk about numismatic photography as well?</p><p><br /></p><p>The people of this forum will believe the person who is sincere and honest.&nbsp; Insinuating that one can&#039;t gain any measure of numismatic knowledge because they don&#039;t attend coin shows is downright dishonest.&nbsp; It is true that I buy my coins sight unseen based on digital photos.&nbsp; Because of that, it forces me to be able to accurately predict what a coin will look like in hand based solely on the photos.&nbsp; The only way to accomplish this is to study the coin in hand and compare it to the seller&#039;s photos.&nbsp; I then photograph all of my coins myself and study the differences between my photos, the seller&#039;s photos, and the coin in hand.&nbsp; I sometimes spend hours on a single coin, especially if it is an expensive coin (eg my MS65 Lafayette Dollar).</p><p><br /></p><p>You have admitted many times that you didn&#039;t collect toned coins and that it took you many years to appreciate toning.&nbsp; If you didn&#039;t actively collect toned coins, how much time to you spend looking at these coins under a light source at coin shows.&nbsp; Perhaps you saw them in the dealers cases with no light on them, when they appear dark.&nbsp; So maybe you have even picked up a few and glanced at them for a few seconds as if you were a PCGS grader.&nbsp; I have dedicated the last decade of my life to the study of toning in my spare time.&nbsp; To even insinuate that I am unqualified to offer an opinion about toning and toned coins is preposterous and nobody on this forum or any other is going to buy your snake oil.&nbsp; What we should really discuss is why you are such a slow learner.&nbsp; Why with all your experience and knowledge am I constantly schooling you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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