What a difference a picture makes

relayer

I won an 1954-D end-roll toned cent off eBay last year for $17.53.

That sellers picture (on the left) was photo-shopped enhanced to make the colors look day-glo, and when I got it I could see the colors were there but not as intense.

So it winds up in my "sell" box and I listed it on eBay. Since it didn't look as intense as the sellers picture I took my own. But since I can't take pictures of toned cents (or other coins for that matter) I wound up taking about 10 at all different angles and made a collage for the auction. (You can only see the most bold blue streak from the "T" to the wheat in my pictures).

So I list it opening at 1 cent with no reserve - and it gets no bids. Maybe it was my high $2.00 S/H that scared them off?

Fairlaneman

Relayer

If these were collected I would bid on the coin if your pictures were shown. The other picture would receive No Bid from me. For sure the coin does not look like that photo.

Ken

Russ

No photoshop on that one.

Russ, NCNE

FrankHKP7

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No photoshop on that one.

Russ, NCNE >>



Neat!

That's not a photoshopped boogie below the wheat stalk?

JRocco

Some do look that nice. Here are a couple without any adjustments made at all. Just cropped.

Russ

Russ, NCNE

JRocco

WOW - that is some color. What year is that Russ?

Russ

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1939-D. Picked it up at a show for $6, sent to NGC, graded MS65RB, sold for an obscene profit.

Here's the obverse:



Russ, NCNE

JRocco

I guess thats the way to do it Russ, and congrats on that 67 MOOSE - one heck of a coin.

KlectorKid

I have the opposite problem. The coin has the color but I cant get a good picture of it if my life depended on it.


Edited to add: The obverse is 90% green and 10% pink.

Shamika

JRocco,

I love the second coin you imaged. Great end-roller!

Shamika

relayer,

I hope you didn't give the seller positive feedback. Very misleading photo in my opinion.