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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2948601, member: 76863"]Grading and grading from pictures are two different skill sets. The biggest challenge with pictures is learning how to interpret what you see. Too often people look at a picture and just assume that’s everything and accurate when that usually isn’t the case. </p><p><br /></p><p>The point about picture size made above is a very important one. We’ve probably all seen where someone says somethings over graded because of marks they see in a picture where the coins the size of a dinner plate. Digital photos can make marks look worse too. Then throw in that some people use scans not pictures and there’s just always a lot of variables. </p><p><br /></p><p>It’s still good to look at them to get an idea I agree it’s better from sources with a consistent photograph style or better yet a seller a auction house you’ve purchased from before so you can see how their pictures and in hand compare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2948601, member: 76863"]Grading and grading from pictures are two different skill sets. The biggest challenge with pictures is learning how to interpret what you see. Too often people look at a picture and just assume that’s everything and accurate when that usually isn’t the case. The point about picture size made above is a very important one. We’ve probably all seen where someone says somethings over graded because of marks they see in a picture where the coins the size of a dinner plate. Digital photos can make marks look worse too. Then throw in that some people use scans not pictures and there’s just always a lot of variables. It’s still good to look at them to get an idea I agree it’s better from sources with a consistent photograph style or better yet a seller a auction house you’ve purchased from before so you can see how their pictures and in hand compare.[/QUOTE]
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