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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 2323845, member: 17261&quot;]Exactly correct, the guys with the most sophisticated setups understand this. The other thing is you risk cutting through the patina to show luster. This tends to bring out minor imperfections that are not apparent in-hand.....and cause people to usually under-grade based on pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the reasons I cannot stand buying coins over the web. Most people show 2 shots of a coin, those shots absolutely cannot 100% convey what one sees in-hand. I think the OP&#039;s first coin fits well into that category.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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