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Post an image of a coin that is 100% accurate...
dizzyfoxx
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...This can be quite difficult to achieve, but let's see them if they're 100% accurate to the coin in-hand.
...There's always time for coin collecting. 
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I post that one too much.
That's my best image, I think.
Those are all really accurate to how the coin looks in hand.
-Amanda
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Amanda - I love the proof dollar. Great mirrors!
mgoodm3 - You suck. But you already knew that.
BAJJERFAN - Does the coin actually glow the same way as the image? Wow!
This pic represents in-hand very well.
As does this.
(note added in proof). Photographing coins is a lot like giving a chemistry lecture. You can use exactly the same words but, with a poor presentation, bore everyone to tears. Change the presentation and you have an interested and engaged audience. Both presentations are tecnically accurate, but come across very differently.
–John Adams, 1826
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
I thought this one had a shot at MS68... just missed. Might resubmit and try again...
You can tell from my pics (including the sig line) that most of my coins were photographed by the same person...
<< <i>BAJJERFAN - Does the coin actually glow the same way as the image? Wow >>
Just about.
Here is the original TeleTrade pic.
<< <i>tmot99, did you ever find out anything about that Washington strike on the Morgan? >>
Not really. The thread yielded some information (thanks everybody) but still it is not known if this was a restrike. Tom D said that there was a medal of this counterstamp auctioned by Stacks in January of 2003. I haven't gotten the info from Stacks yet. How many of this medal were made? Were the dies destroyed? Sold? For all we know, it could have been counterstamped 10 years ago with the original die.
Here is one recently back from PCGS that I think is pretty accurate:
I'm not sure you would consider this a compliment, but I conclusively concur with your philosophy. jws
<< <i>there's no such thing as a "100% accurate" image. But here are some 99%+ examples.
I'm not sure you would consider this a compliment, but I conclusively concur with your philosophy. jws
Me too.
<< <i>Post an image of a coin that is 100% accurate... >>
100%? For a circulated coin, you can do that. But for a proof or an MS the only way to do 100% is to post a high res video where you rotate the coin around in the light. Different marks, different luster, different reflections, different striking characteristics, different colors, they only will show themselves/not show themselves depending on how the light reflects.