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Message:: [QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1018809, member: 22602"]I didn't know I was recommending it but suppose I was. Should've added, "at your own risk." I do it to get an alternate read of a coin, knowing that any image isn't going to fully represent the item. I don't like the "wan," red-yellow, slightly washed-out look that appears especially in Heritage's imaging. I tinker with Photoshop in other ways, too, e.g., searching for carbon spots (and generally assessing the coin's surface) using Brightness/Contrast, since carbon spots are non-reflective. As maybe a lot of folks here do, I try to get as full a read of the coin's surfaces as I can. Sound like you have a good bit of experience yourself. I find this stuff hard to talk about because there are so many variables and different perceptions. With respect to the NGC slabs (not sure about the ANACS ones), I would ascribe the slightly warm, dark cast as coming not from the insert, which I judge to be fairly white, but to the holder itself, which we've all seen vary quite a bit. The PCGS plastic is definitely harder to read. I left graphic design in the mid-90's, when web design was still fledgling and color compatibility between the various design and print programs (i.e., screen builds for 4-color process) began having huge problems. I'm glad I missed all that, frankly; I'm a very visual person but not much of a technician.[/QUOTE]