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<p>[QUOTE="flintcreek6412, post: 1872962, member: 61025"]I was in the market for a SLQ Type 1. I knew I was going to spend a little money because frankly I want good detail on the breast. I personally see no point having it in a type set if you can't see the dramatic difference. So I hit some dealer sites and ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I came across this one at an OK price but I wasn't too enthused about it based upon the pic.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316356[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So I researched the PCGS Cert and sure enough it was legit and it also showed it was sold at Heritage in 2010. So I hit that link and get this picture</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]316357[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Same coin with dramatically different pictures. So I buy it. It arrived today and I am very pleased for the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's actually somewhere in between both in color. Just a very nice light toning. I took pics for my own records and the funny thing is that with a flash I get the Heritage color and without flash I get better detail but a bit more toning. This is a bit darker than the actual coin. It's amazing how photography and especially white balance can change a coin [ATTACH=full]316358[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316359[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316360[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="flintcreek6412, post: 1872962, member: 61025"]I was in the market for a SLQ Type 1. I knew I was going to spend a little money because frankly I want good detail on the breast. I personally see no point having it in a type set if you can't see the dramatic difference. So I hit some dealer sites and ebay. I came across this one at an OK price but I wasn't too enthused about it based upon the pic. [ATTACH=full]316356[/ATTACH] So I researched the PCGS Cert and sure enough it was legit and it also showed it was sold at Heritage in 2010. So I hit that link and get this picture [ATTACH=full]316357[/ATTACH] Same coin with dramatically different pictures. So I buy it. It arrived today and I am very pleased for the price. It's actually somewhere in between both in color. Just a very nice light toning. I took pics for my own records and the funny thing is that with a flash I get the Heritage color and without flash I get better detail but a bit more toning. This is a bit darker than the actual coin. It's amazing how photography and especially white balance can change a coin [ATTACH=full]316358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316360[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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