Are the Goldberg auction pictures enhanced?

gsaguy

Many of you have seen some of the coins currently listed on-line for the upcoming pre-LB sale. What do you think? Are their scans enhanced at all? Of course, I'm not talking about those that are downloading in black and white!

GSAGUY

KlectorKid

they have some really nice coins im not really into toning but some of them might be enhanced. just my 1 cent... im saving the other 1. 24 more times and i can get a gumball.

gemtone65

Most of the toned Morgans depicted in the online catalogue appear better than they do in person. Curiously, of the 5 or so coins I thought were best in person, 2 are shown worse in the catalogue and the other three are in black and white (for now). So, perhaps I have some chance of winning one piece. In the past 2 Goldberg auctions, I haven't been successful on any of my bids, although I was the underbidder on several.

It's interesting that the coins from the "toned dollar collection" have apparently been mixed with other toned dollar consignments. I wonder if this will enhance the bidding on these other pieces. One would think so.

As for the prices that will be realized: suffice it to say that after the sale, we might not hear much about toned dollars being overpriced, at least for a while. Certainly, a few of these pieces will set record prices. But perhaps of more interest are the prices to be realized by the second level of beautifully toned dollars, i.e., those just below the mega-monster level of quality. This is the case because while few of us have any mega-monster toned dollars, many of us do have some "regular" monster pieces. It will be nice to learn what they are worth under ideal auction conditions.

IrishMike

gemtone65, I too am looking forward to what kinds of prices the toned coins bring. They have some nice ones in several series.

dragon

I saw two toned Morgan dollars that I used to own in the Goldberg Sale and they look pretty much like I remember them as far as color and intensity, so I would say the pics are at least fairly accurate.

Dragon


BTW....What the hell was I thinking when I sold those???

Morganluver

Gemtone65

I too was the underbidder on a number of coins in past Goldberg auctions. Consequently, I haven't won any either. You certainly had to bid high to have any chance at all. I too have thought some of the coins looked to be slightly brightened or more vividly portrayed than when viewed in person. They have become known of late
in creating quite a stir and fierce bidding when they offer quality toned material. It's in these types of auctions where the definate advantage is being able to view them in person. Good luck to everybody!

agentjim007

Black & White? You mean that wasn't the actual toning. I thought thats what you get for estimates of $1500 to $2000 on a common MS65 morgan. REAL color goes for much more.

shylock

They certainly have upgraded their imaging in both quality and size, and remind me a bit of Pinnacle's pics. This is what an online catalog should look like. Settings that capture color like this may also reveal less intimate details about the coin, making marks less obvious -- Heritage is the exact opposite in that respect.

gsaguy

I agree with Gemtone65 that most of the scans appear better than the coins do in person. I got a very good look at these coins in Long Beach in June and again at the ANA in NYC. And while some of them are certainly monsters (or mega-monsters as GT calls them), I believe the scans depict the coins with richer color than they actually possess.

On some of the rainbow toned pieces, I note a deep blue color band that I don't normally see and can only assume that the color results from scan enhancement.

As for the mixing of coins from the toned dollar with other consignments, I certainly hope it enhances the bidding on these other pieces!

GSAGUY

ArtR

You guys need to get caught up on your toned coin vocabulary! You don't call them Mega Monsters, you call them GODZILLA.

gsaguy

ArtR,

I agree! GODZILLA sounds better than mega.

Hey all, those that were appearing in black and white are now in color....and they look a tab bit better.

GSAGUY

ANACONDA

I will simply say that I enjoy their catalogs but I DO NOT BID IN THEIR AUCTIONS ANYMORE.

Capeche?

adrian
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