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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3223643, member: 56859&quot;]This is the same seller who is offering certificates of authenticity for $120 or $260 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; The seller has some moderately nice coins.&nbsp; The silver coins are always shot in a manner that maximizes reflections and color saturation always looks boosted.&nbsp; Some cameras do that automatically but the seller&#039;s images look enhanced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until just now I thought the coins weren&#039;t altered in any way but seeing this bronze coin makes me wonder.&nbsp; Overly bright reflections can certainly affect the appearance of a coin but usually it makes surface imperfections more noticeable (as is the case for this coin&#039;s obverse) rather than less.&nbsp; The reverse of this coin looks smoothed compared to how it looked in last month&#039;s auction images:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]839765[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the listing:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corinth-Helmet-Unpublished-Very-rare-Greek-coin-Similar-to-CNG-407-EX-BCD/302934055068?hash=item468846d89c:g:jKgAAOSw1M9b0fH~" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corinth-Helmet-Unpublished-Very-rare-Greek-coin-Similar-to-CNG-407-EX-BCD/302934055068?hash=item468846d89c:g:jKgAAOSw1M9b0fH~" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corinth-Helmet-Unpublished-Very-rare-Greek-coin-Similar-to-CNG-407-EX-BCD/302934055068?hash=item468846d89c:g:jKgAAOSw1M9b0fH~</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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