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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2742537, member: 15309&quot;]The reason you can&#039;t see what you need to see is because they have post processed the photos and jacked up both the brightness &amp; contrast in order to hide the surfaces of the coin.&nbsp; It hides small marks, luster grazes, and is extremely effective in eliminating hairlines found on proof coins or cleaned coins.&nbsp; It would take seconds to snap a second photo that gives a more macro representation of the coin, but they never provide one.</p><p><br /></p><p>You said earlier that coin photographers will take photos to show their coin in the best light.&nbsp; While that might be acceptable for sharing a coin on an online forum or in a registry, a seller&#039;s photo should be one that shows the potential buyer the best representation of what the coin looks like in hand, not what looks the best.&nbsp; It certainly shouldn&#039;t be done in such a fashion as to hide the coins flaws.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the raw vs graded debate, I can tell you unequivocally that raw coins drive lower prices than graded examples by NGC or PCGS.&nbsp; So the only reason to offer a significant numismatic coin ($500+) would be if the coin is a problem coin and won&#039;t straight grade at the TPGs.&nbsp; There is no way that I would sell a problem free Proof Morgan Dollar raw, EVER![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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