What a difference lighting makes...
Lazybones
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I picked this up on eBay. I looked at the sellers pictures and saw a well worn HK-398 with a fungus problem but I took a chance anyway. I figured I could experiment with it.
When it arrived it looked nothing like it did in the auction. The difference is instead of receiving a F-VF SCD it came as a solid AU (fungus notwithstanding). Below are the seller's photos and below them are mine. See how much detail was missing because the seller used poor lighting. No wonder there were only two bids on it.
SELLER'S PHOTOS (Unk equipment):
MY PHOTOS (iPhone on copy stand under LED):
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
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Cool. I better be careful. A guy could have fun collecting stuff like this. Medallic art is often quite impressive.
Very nice. Yes lighting makes all the difference in the world.
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Sweeet! Much better inhand I see.
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Great pickup. So many times over the years I have found various sellers who offer coins with very poor photos of nicer coins. I still have 2 that I constantly buy from.
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I've got one or two I watch. I have to really study the coins tho. One guy is a retired firefighter and we do business with each other regularly now, and I even send in coins for him from time to time.
All the bad pictures don't always mean bad coins, but it is a jungle out there!
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That is a pleasant surprise. The coin certainly appears much nicer than the sellers image. Cheers, RickO
Now, new and improved! Fungus removed!
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Nice - turned out fantastic!
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Yep ... lighting, lighting, lighting!
Yes, definitely a Beaute.
However, is there any possibility that the seller soaked the coin in acetone, AFTER he took the picture, just before sending it off?
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