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Message:: [QUOTE="lehmansterms, post: 2795287, member: 80804"]I must take issue with the title of this thread.  While photography is a crucial enabling factor for carrying on numismatic pursuits on the internet, the photo does not affect the value of a coin - what it affects is the potential sales price, something else altogether.I only make this seemingly picky distinction because I see the absolute concentration so many who call themselves "coin collectors" or enthusiasts upon "How much money can I possibly make (heh, heh, heh...)?" as having something quite a bit less than than a purely positive or optimal effect on both the "amateur" (collector's) and the "pro" (numismatist's) aspects of the pursuit. Whether or not you are also a dealer in addition to being either one (or both) of the above, really doesn't make any difference whatsoever in the actual value of the coin. Actual "value" consists of so many more factors than the amount for which something can be sold. I feel that this widespread absolute concentration on potential profit tends to overlook all but that one, single and narrow facet of a coin's value.[/QUOTE]