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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8467308, member: 101855&quot;]Sorry, but it looks like NGC is now also in the “glamor shots” business, like PCGS which has its “True View” pictures, which are anything but that. The pictures make the coins look better than they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at these four sets of photos, it’s hard to tell what’s wrong the 1857 quarter and the 1859 cent. The quarter might be too bright, and there might be hairlines. The obverse looks like it might have been rubbed to clean it given the lack of detail and super sharp reverse. The Cent looks like it might have pickled surfaces (fine porosity) from an acid dip. From these photos, it’s hard to see that. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1891-S dollar looks better than MS-61 in the photo. It must have a light rub.</p><p><br /></p><p>A scary thing is that Heritage has started to use some of these photos for their sales pitch. I was looking at a coin they had priced at $6,000. I had been looking for an upgrade for the type for a long time. When I checked to coin at PCGS with the serial number on the slab, I found that Heritage was using the True View photos. The photos of the whole slab made it look like a different coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is these “glamor shots” are not good for Internet buying. They often don’t tell the true story about how these coins look in person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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