Heritage photography - what are they thinking ????
Sunnywood
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Here are two photographs by Heritage of the SAME coin, which is to be offered in the upcoming February Long Beach Signature sale. Am I the only one who sees this as completely ludicrous? How can they post two radically different images without comment? Which one is the more realistic? (Probably neither.) If this tells you nothing else, it tells you at least two things: (1) NEVER judge the appearance of a toned silver coin from an image; and (2) Heritage photography of toned silver coins is still suspect. Go to lot viewing yourself !! Caveat emptor !!
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Sunnywood
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but seriously, i can at least tell they are the same coin!
Just reinforces the credo not to buy a coin in auction without seeing it firsthand.
<< <i>What you say may be true, but if it's not confined to Heritage, why single them out? This is a universal problem ... >>
I agree entirely that this is a universal problem. However, I found it particularly amazing that Heritage could post two such radically different images in juxtaposition without addressing the issue. Yes, I suppose you could argue that it is even WORSE when someone posts just one image ... then there is no basis for comparison !! The problem of overly "juiced" images is very widespread, as anyone with basic knowledge can "Photoshop" an image (to use the noun as a verb). Simple enhancements of color balance, brightness, contrast, saturation, luminosity, etc, can make an image more accurate - or more idealized and disingenuous. On the other hand, under-representing colorful coins with poor images that fail to capture the colors is just as bad as over-representing them with falsely fluorescent and intensified colors.
One thing I have found entirely amazing is that given one coin and two images, not everyone seems to agree as to which image more fairly depicts the coin. Images that I have found to be completely fantastical (although pretty) were thought to be entirely realistic by other seasoned collectors. In addition, there is definitely an issue with monitors ... the same image viewed on different monitors may present different colors and intensities.
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Sunnywood
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need to do a much better job of capturing the eye appeal in a photo for me
pending my approval in order for me to sign a contract with them
unfortunately things do not work this way when consigning
i can see why the auction companies miss great opportunities to auction special coins
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<< <i> Heritage photography - what are they thinking ???? >>
Apparently they weren't.
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<< <i>....And that morgan is pretty fugly too...... >>
My sentiments exactly. Yuck.
<< <i>What's so wrong with their photography??? >>
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<< <i>What you say may be true, but if it's not confined to Heritage, why single them out? This is a universal problem ... >>
I agree entirely that this is a universal problem. However, I found it particularly amazing that Heritage could post two such radically different images in juxtaposition without addressing the issue. Yes, I suppose you could argue that it is even WORSE when someone posts just one image ... then there is no basis for comparison !! The problem of overly "juiced" images is very widespread, as anyone with basic knowledge can "Photoshop" an image (to use the noun as a verb). Simple enhancements of color balance, brightness, contrast, saturation, luminosity, etc, can make an image more accurate - or more idealized and disingenuous. On the other hand, under-representing colorful coins with poor images that fail to capture the colors is just as bad as over-representing them with falsely fluorescent and intensified colors.
One thing I have found entirely amazing is that given one coin and two images, not everyone seems to agree as to which image more fairly depicts the coin. Images that I have found to be completely fantastical (although pretty) were thought to be entirely realistic by other seasoned collectors. In addition, there is definitely an issue with monitors ... the same image viewed on different monitors may present different colors and intensities.
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Sunnywood >>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NO, I disagree that it's a universal problem. The coins I have bought FROPM ANR/BOWERS based on catelog images, internet, and dealer on sight description indicate the images have been extreemly close to holding the coin in hand!!!!!!!! ALL other auctions aren't a crap shoot, you have to trust your onsight bidders "eye"--at best, always a surprise when the coin arrives!!