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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2921236, member: 5233"]So, recently I discovered a couple of the nicer coins in my German collection are photographed in the PCGS database.  Apparently they were slabbed recently enough to have their photos taken. Having not known this at the time...I photographed them on my own as best as I could.  This gives me an interesting chance to compare my photos to theirs.  One thing I noticed in theirs was they used a lot more lighting.  The photos they took seemed to really jump out...but aren't quite what the coins look like in hand.  My photos, although a bit darker, give a more true in hand look. Here they are - let me know what you think.  This first coin is a 25 pfennig pattern.Their Photo<img src="https://i.imgur.com/6KAlmbH.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> My Photo<img src="https://i.imgur.com/FSxzkBu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />I feel that neither really captures the true beauty of the colors on the reverse. Here is the next coin.  This is a Military Issued coin during the German occupation during WWII.Their Photo<img src="https://i.imgur.com/G1W6hiA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> My Photo<img src="https://i.imgur.com/ehFPq8T.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> I think both photos here give a good look at the surfaces...but theirs really seems to kill the luster. What do you think?[/QUOTE]