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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KenKat, post: 1039765, member: 28029&quot;]I&#039;m an occasional lurker who&#039;s been following this thread and this one got me interested enough to register!&nbsp; So - thanks for having me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I buy a fair amount on eBay, including Lincoln Wheat Cents.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had good luck for the most part and learned a few things along the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at this thread and the excellent pictures presented by Leadfoot, I make the following observations:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a nice coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller pictures hide most of the &quot;hits&quot; on the coin.&nbsp; Either the seller is Photoshopping the images or using lighting/angle to hide flaws.&nbsp; I suspect they are Photoshopped.&nbsp; On the Obverse, the large hit on Lincoln&#039;s head (that John Wilkes Booth really did a number on old Abe) is concealed; on the reverse, the hit between the N and E of ONE, the hit under R and I of America, and the nick on the right wheat stalk are all concealed.&nbsp; Regardless of whether the seller is manipulating the images or not (they would certainly not be the first to do so), the images in my opinion do not fully represent what you are actually going to get.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anytime a seller&#039;s images all tend to have the same look, it gives me pause.&nbsp; If I had purchased this coin, I would have been generally happy with it, but I would have been less likely to buy from this seller again unless I was getting a really good deal. As I said, it&#039;s a nice coin that is 100 years old.&nbsp; You&#039;ve got to expect a few imperfections.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the seller&#039;s pictures do not show these.</p><p><br /></p><p>All just my opinion,</p><p>Ken[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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