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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 7990137, member: 23122&quot;]In 2015, I had a discussion with Ian Russell (President of GC) about a Lot of coins that I had just sent to him for auction, which included an 1883-CC MS66 DMPL with beautiful peripheral toning in an old ANACS Slab (small white), that their photos didn&#039;t adequately show the toning.&nbsp; I mentioned that PCGS Coin Facts photos were IMO the best, and seemed to always show the true color and saturation of any toning present, and why didn&#039;t GC&#039;s photos look similar; Ian mentioned PCGS and other major TPGs and Auction Houses have Proprietary Photo Setups that he doesn&#039;t have access to, so that when he firm was first started in 2010 <i>his staff took about 6 months to get a setup that would adequately show a coin&#039;s true nature (to include defects, hairlines, marks, scrapes, and wear) but that whatever toning was present may not show up as very saturated, and that is why GC photos may look lighter than the competition or even washed-out.</i>&nbsp; Ian did agree to have closeups of both sides retaken so that the peripheral toning would show up better--it worked, the coin sold for $2,037.50 and had 32 Bids.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a previous post I had mentioned that I have had 25 Lots (217 Items) auctioned on GC, most of which were purchased raw from eBay and other internet sources.&nbsp; I have found in many cases that the photos in the these Listings did not show the true nature of the coin (e.g. <i>defects, hairlines, marks, scrapes, and wear)</i> that when received would be evident to me; <i>I would rather have the GC photos that show ALL characteristics of the coin&#039;s surfaces commensurate with the TPG&#039;s grading--even if they appear washed-out--because I know that the coin will look &quot;better in the hand&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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