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@spacehayduke wow what a difference. You have also shown the importance of lighting! Just a different angle can change the look completely! (View Post)

@lermish On the trade dollar, it's interesting how alive the first images look compared to 2 and 3. I noted the second and third images also seem to hide the chatter to the right of liberty fairly no… (View Post)

For the multiple shots idea... I took the first shot a few weeks ago but wasn't really happy with it. The follow up shot was after monkeying around with lighting for 4 hours. The second shot is close… (View Post)

I haven't done a GTG in a while, and thought this might be a fun one. Relatively easy to image compared to some coins I've had. It is slabbed by PCGS, is the only hint you get. As well as the closeup… (View Post)

This is exactly what I thought too. The sudden changes in toning color and the vividness of the colors are suspect. 'Natural' toning typically has more gradual color changes (but not always). (View Post)