Auction Photo vs Real Life (wreath cent)

Alltheabove76

Which looks more desirable?



P.S. My fingernail is showing and I am glad that it appears reasonably clean!

MWallace

The real photo.

AnkurJ

Looks worse vs the auction pic.

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>Looks worse vs the auction pic. >>



I agree, but shown more accurately in the real, IMO.

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mgoodm3

The auction photo is probably a better source of info on the true color of the copper (although the WB is off a little). The other photo shows the detail and surfaces better, but not likely the color because of all of the light reflecting off of the coin in that image (I doubt the coin is charcoal gray in real life).

Alltheabove76

<< <i>The auction photo is probably a better source of info on the true color of the copper (although the WB is off a little). The other photo shows the detail and surfaces better, but not likely the color because of all of the light reflecting off of the coin in that image (I doubt the coin is charcoal gray in real life). >>



It is dark and dead. Very close to real photo.

Without being in direct light

lostincoins

looks like someone toned a cleaned/dipped coin JMO

indeetlib

The real photo is much more appealing to me as you can actually get an idea of what the coin looks like. The auction photo shows nothing of the surface texture and the brown color is obviously just an effect of yellow light (as seen by all the yellow surrounding it). The steel brown color of the coin in the "real photo" is very common for early large cents and is probably accurate. IMO a steel-charcoal early cent is not undesirable as it signifies originality.

Alltheabove76

<< <i>looks like someone toned a cleaned/dipped coin JMO >>



Could very well be. Even though I didn't pay much for it, and its a lettered edge variety which is a bit harder to get, I am going to return it. I do not like the completely dead surface. It has a completely smooth reverse also. So we have a coin that has PO1 details, with damage and either environmental damage or questionable color/cleaning. Net -1

ormandh

Your photo probably depicts the coin better. It appears that the sellers white balance was way off(hence the yellowish hues on the white background.) But, there may have been WAY too much light on this copper.

-Dan

Alltheabove76

<< <i>The real photo is much more appealing to me as you can actually get an idea of what the coin looks like. The auction photo shows nothing of the surface texture and the brown color is obviously just an effect of yellow light (as seen by all the yellow surrounding it). The steel brown color of the coin in the "real photo" is very common for early large cents and is probably accurate. IMO a steel-charcoal early cent is not undesirable as it signifies originality. >>



Your opinion matters greatly to me. I didn't mean though which pic is better, I mean in which photo does the coin seem more desirable?

I thought from the original pic it would be much lighter and to me that is preferable as long as that lighter color doesn't come with corrosion. This coin has a smooth surface but it is just so dark and lifeless that it all eye appeal is gone.

BillJones

The auction photo could be a white balance problem. The might not have been fooled with it after it was taken.

Still low grade Wreath cents are more common than low grade Chain cents so you might as well return this. The blank reverse is a turn-off.

ormandh

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<< <i>The real photo is much more appealing to me as you can actually get an idea of what the coin looks like. The auction photo shows nothing of the surface texture and the brown color is obviously just an effect of yellow light (as seen by all the yellow surrounding it). The steel brown color of the coin in the "real photo" is very common for early large cents and is probably accurate. IMO a steel-charcoal early cent is not undesirable as it signifies originality. >>



Your opinion matters greatly to me. I didn't mean though which pic is better, I mean in which photo does the coin seem more desirable?

I thought from the original pic it would be much lighter and to me that is preferable as long as that lighter color doesn't come with corrosion. This coin has a smooth surface bit it is just so dark and lifeless that it all eye appeal is gone. >>



I would definitely not buy the coin based upon the original photo. However, your photo is much more accurate, color wise, for this coin.