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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3585425, member: 85693&quot;]I love cell phone photos - especially on eBay auctions.&nbsp; Many times the image quality is poor so that nice coins go really cheap.&nbsp; Scanners generally make a pretty bad image too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Trebonianus Gallus I recently got for $8.&nbsp; Seller photo (or possibly scan):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957143[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My photo, in natural light, using an elderly Sony Cyber-shot:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957142[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>At least I think mine is an improvement?&nbsp; My photo skills aren&#039;t great, but this photo looks more like the coin does in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trajan Decius&nbsp; &nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(c. 250-251 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome mint </b></p><p>IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / GENIVS</p><p>EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius, standing with patera and cornucopiae; standard in rt. field. </p><p>RIC 16c; RSC 49; Sear 9374.</p><p>(4.50 grams / 22 x 19 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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