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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1540158, member: 2972&quot;]As a buyer of coins, I prefer a photograph over a scan.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A scan is easier to do and can easily outdo a poor photograph, but even the best scan provides comparatively less color and luster information than a well-taken photograph.&nbsp; And evaluating color and luster is very important to someone trying to evaluate a coin as part of an online purchase.&nbsp; So for that reason, to me a good photograph wins hands down.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the gap between photographs and scans is the narrowest with well circulated coinage that has a thick (and often lusterless) skin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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