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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 2023176, member: 37839&quot;]I think Doug&#039;s most important point here (at least as I read it) is DO NOT trust photographs of coins on the internet.&nbsp; He&#039;s quite right there--the physical appearance of a coin is quite different in diverse lighting situations.&nbsp; Also, given Photoshop, and other photo-editing software, it is extremely easy to remove defects from coins, brighten the luster by enhancing background and foreground, changing exposure, and color.&nbsp; Thus, one should look carefully at any coin purchased online. As an amateur photographer I can advise that one thing to look for to see if the coin photo has been manipulated is the color of the background, and the color of the slab.&nbsp; If they are not the same as the color in hand of a PCGS or NGC slab, one can assume that some manipulation, or different lighting condition has been employed to make the coin look better than it is.&nbsp; The slab should look the same as it does in hand in a photograph--that is a pretty fair indication as to color manipulation, and artificially enhanced brightness in a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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