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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 2216993, member: 22602&quot;]This is not &quot;recent&quot; retoning; it&#039;s existing toning that&#039;s not showing up in the seller&#039;s photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The angle of the slab in the seller&#039;s photos—i.e, tilted slightly away from the lens (particularly in the first photo—about 15º; less in the second)—is going to provide the most flattering view of any slabbed coin. It&#039;s going to hide surface defects and can also conceal tonal changes. You can try this by holding any slabbed coin at this angle away from the lens. The &quot;average, ambient&quot; room light under which the photos were taken will also soften the look of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP&#039;s photos, by contrast, were taken under a harsher, more direct light and are showing a truer surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not suggesting the seller was trying to dupe the buyer; angling the slab like this is just an easy way to make the coin look its best and you see it on ebay all the time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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