Great Collections' photos

I also agree. They are not nearly the glamour shots that PCGS are, but they are also not complete trash like most sites, sellers, and even auction companies use. I find them to be quite good and give most coins a "fair" shake at what they look like in hand. For me, the size of the photos, resolution, zooming ability, amount of light, color, and ability to download and save them all make GC my top choice for photos I find helpful when shopping for coins.

Not every coin, especially toned coins, can be fully represented in a single set of photos. But if you've seen hundreds or thousands of coins images, you can infer things about the coin based on a set of photos, especially if you are familiar with GC photos, the particular coin series, and then what the coin looks like in hand. So on repeat buying it becomes easier to fill in the gaps that their photos may have.

To me they are far superior for color detail than for example HA photos.

I like having a full slab shot front and back, as it coveys a few things very quickly. Slab generation, any damage, surface scratches, and how the coin looks in the slab. I would ideally have both close up cropped coin photos AND slab photos, but if I can only have one, I would pick high resolution slab shots. I really dont feel comfortable with only a coin close up shot, call me crazy.

In summary, I love GC photos personally, but I can appreciate that they do not have the time or effort to compete with the passion an individual coin owner can afford to spend to get the best possible coin photos for every coin.