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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 4611840, member: 36248&quot;]Nice post.&nbsp; &nbsp; Well written and with quality photos showing what a dramatic difference the amount of light and the light angles can make a photographing a coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The simple reason most people want to know what a coin looks like &quot;in hand&quot; is that if they are buying it online, and only have the amazing glamour shots to make their decision on, some buyers can be very disappointed upon receiving the coin as that is just one version of the coin under a specific lighting scenario.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most collectors realize this after a purchase or two or three.&nbsp; But even after 100 online purchases, with a variety of good and bad photography, you can still be surprised by a coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes these glamour shots can mask problems or things about a coin you can see &quot;in hand&quot; that bother you, but that are not present in the fancy shots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most everyone prefer the well lit, in focus, cropped, framed, high resolution shots for showing off their coins in forum posts and online galleries.&nbsp; &nbsp; However, it is nice to also see what a coin looks like when just held in your hand under sub-optimal light.&nbsp; After all, when you hand them to your Cousin Eddy to look at over Thanksgiving, he&#039;s not looking at them under perfect light on a flat surface.&nbsp; &nbsp; If a coin is butt-ugly in hand, its hard for some people (me included) to overcome with this &quot;but it really looks great under studio conditions&quot;.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I really like coin listings that show a glamour photo (the best a coin can be), a slab photo, and an &quot;in-hand&quot; photo.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Gives the best idea of what a coin will be when it arrives.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Makes it so that expectations are not so high as to be unrealistic and lead to disappointment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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