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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 5310373, member: 110350&quot;]A question about coin photography (one of the many numismatic-related subjects I know little about).&nbsp; I haven&#039;t heard anything negative about the quality of Harlan J. Berk Ltd.&#039;s photos in general (unlike at least one other dealer I can think of), so I wonder what could have resulted in the extremely unrealistic darkness of its photo of the Boeotian stater. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t believe for a moment, and my OP shouldn&#039;t be taken to imply, that an extremely reputable dealer like that would have deliberately darkened the photo after the fact to conceal the minor roughness on the surface.&nbsp; Especially given that they also posted a video showing the actual color of the coin, and the ultra-dark photo had the effect of making it appear that a good part of the design on the amphora had worn off,&nbsp; when in fact it&#039;s all still there.&nbsp; But, why not lighten the coin when it turned out so dark, or take another one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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