@ARCO said:
I personally would never buy any coin with a Tru-view. They are not accurate representations of the coin.
They are accurate representations. When you look at a coin it's appearance can change drastically as it is rotated and reflects light to your eye from different angles. It's not possible to fully "see" the coin from one angle in a single picture. TrueViews are accurate representations of a coin in the particular lighting when it was photographed.
I disagree. Yes, they are representations of how the coin was photographed, but the aim of photography is to approximate how the coin looks in person. In this regard, the tru-view fails.
Yes, it is how it was photographed, but my point is that in-hand you can look at that very coin at different angles and see it exactly that way.., and many other ways. The camera can only get one perspective per shot and of course you will get the most attractive shot when you are paying for it.
I have seen tens of thousands of coins photos. Tru-view is the least representative of how the coin looks in hand. Beautiful and accurate are two different things.
I've also seen a few photos in my decades of collecting. I also know how to tilt a coin in my hand to have it look exactly like the TrueView.
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That coin can’t be fixed in my opinion. If I recall from a couple of years ago, Great Collections stopped allowing TVs from being used in their auctions because they received too many returns.
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It’s ironic that a product called “TrueView” can be used deceptively. Now, it does read to me here like the seller used a TV for another coin entirely, and the correct TV image did in fact show a hint of that carbon comet to very careful viewers.
Lately as I peruse ebay I see a lot of listings with a TV only. That has left me wanting more like a slab photo; there’s something about slab pics that really show the “in hand” appearance of a coin. (I wonder why.)
So, great thread. Good to know I’m not alone in needing more images. Not that I have anything against TVs — I think they’re terrific. They set a standard for pleasing images. But I guess TVs are intended for owners, not buyers.
A "Truview" or any other photograph is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object. The surface is shown at only one lighting angle. Thus a photo is never going to be an absolute representation on the coin's appearance. Further, some photographs are made to make the coin look "at it's best." This is not alteration or necessarily deceptive provided the image has not been altered - it is just one view of the item.
Many of these 50s that have heavy cameo contrast came from one top die. They are more rare than you think. Here is a beauty with only minor hairlines and a barely noticeable stain. This one purchased years ago and John Albanese liked it.
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Same. There have been a few others like this in the past.
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I have had that happen to me on other threads. Must be a bug in the programs?
I've also seen a few photos in my decades of collecting. I also know how to tilt a coin in my hand to have it look exactly like the TrueView.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
That coin can’t be fixed in my opinion. If I recall from a couple of years ago, Great Collections stopped allowing TVs from being used in their auctions because they received too many returns.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
It’s ironic that a product called “TrueView” can be used deceptively. Now, it does read to me here like the seller used a TV for another coin entirely, and the correct TV image did in fact show a hint of that carbon comet to very careful viewers.
Lately as I peruse ebay I see a lot of listings with a TV only. That has left me wanting more like a slab photo; there’s something about slab pics that really show the “in hand” appearance of a coin. (I wonder why.)
So, great thread. Good to know I’m not alone in needing more images. Not that I have anything against TVs — I think they’re terrific. They set a standard for pleasing images. But I guess TVs are intended for owners, not buyers.
Good for you, they never have for me. Not once
A "Truview" or any other photograph is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object. The surface is shown at only one lighting angle. Thus a photo is never going to be an absolute representation on the coin's appearance. Further, some photographs are made to make the coin look "at it's best." This is not alteration or necessarily deceptive provided the image has not been altered - it is just one view of the item.
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Many of these 50s that have heavy cameo contrast came from one top die. They are more rare than you think. Here is a beauty with only minor hairlines and a barely noticeable stain. This one purchased years ago and John Albanese liked it.
Hopefully you can return it. Suggest you buy sight seen on big ticket material like that.