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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 2711298, member: 31773&quot;]Based on the coins with TV that I&#039;ve viewed in-hand, I would say you are incorrect. They are for sure significantly enhanced to have more color saturation than can be seen with any type of lighting. I would call this &quot;juiced&quot; since they are more boldly-colored than the coins are in reality. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure exactly how Phil lights coins, but for sure there is some amount of axial lighting to bring out deep toning. This may be done using a little tilt rather than an axial lighting system. There is also a component of off-axis light to bring out the luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I applaud Phil&#039;s ability to give a good, balanced presentation of lighting techniques that bring out the color and luster of the TV&#039;d coins. This combination of lighting techniques, applied before encapsulation, is literally impossible to replicate post-encapsulation. What this means is it&#039;s not possible to either view a holdered coin, nor photograph one, such that it will look like the TV image. Thus by definition the TV cannot replicate the &quot;in-hand&quot; look, and must be considered a composite or reference view of the raw coin rather than something you should expect to see when viewing the holdered coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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