I don't fully understand how taking a picture of a brown pennycan make it come out looking like a new penny with great luster. I know it hassomething to do with the camera but what I need to do about it is something Idon't understand. When I post a pic on eBay I have to explain that the color isnot what it appears and that the penny is actually brown. Any help with this wouldbe greatly appreciated. Thanks! This penny is in reality brown with no luster.
it could still be in mint state but brown thats why they grade red, red brown or brown with copper coins
Proper lighting can do wonders when it comes to brown coins. It can expose every hint of underlying luster.
WOW! That's ausome! I didn't think the camera could detect the red under the brown. How should I express the condition of the coin regardin the luster without misleading the people?
express the condition as how the coin looks in-hand, in-person. That's what people care about. Say you were in an online auction-type setting (say eBay, for example) and you purchased this coin from someone as a "red/brown" example. How would you feel if you received it and, come to find out, the lighting was deceiving and it's really just a "brown" example?
