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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 4612309, member: 105571&quot;]Made me chuckle.&nbsp; The &quot;in hand&quot; standard for photography is possibly the least egregious standard in use in coin collecting.&nbsp; (If you don&#039;t believe that, I would suggest tuning into almost any thread where grading is the topic.)&nbsp; I would hazard that pretty much everybody understands what is meant by the term and everybody buys into the ambiguity and imprecision.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, your photographs are delicious, far exceeding my poor capabilities.&nbsp; If there was a spectrum from 1 to 10 where 10 represented the coin as it actually is, then your photographs are probably in the 8-9 range and mine are in the 1-3 range.&nbsp; And I agree that a well-executed photograph can tell much more about the coin than is often seen in-hand.&nbsp; I have often been disappointed with a coin after photographing it and seeing all the defects magnified and thrown up in my face, alas.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that your attempt to elevate us to your level of expertise, artistry and professionalism will be futile, not that I begrudge you the effort.&nbsp; Please keep the beautiful photos coming-we all love pictures of coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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