Oh, that's a nice coin! Really. It's pretty and has such beautiful colors!

Errr... under what source of illumination??? And, under what source of computer image software???What's the bottom-line in coin imaging? >Reality, authenticity, actual condition, luster, surfaces, devices: but really only one: OBJECTIVE TRUTH! No enhancement; no twiddling with color, minimal sharpening. No screwing around!Most of the time the defects are more attractive and interesting than apretty made-up face with lipstick! At least they are starting to be for me.To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.