This is why to never use a scanner when trying to show a coin...

[Bruceswar]

This is the Scanner Picture......

 

 

Now with a digi Cam... Cheap light....

 

 

Now with even better light.. (Outside light coming in)

 

 

 

Now you tell me which coin you want..... The first pic would not sell that coin.. the 2nd one mabye ..... and the 3rd even makes it better

[LucyBop]

i see a fingerprint in all three pics.....

[Bruceswar]

Yeah I think there is one... bought the coin already slabbed... but the pics do look alot different

[MikeKing]

I like the second one best, it reveals the luster and the irridescent toning. Perhaps a combination of the natural and artificial lighting would be most interesting. I used to dislike fingerprints and would never have bought a coin with a fingerprint, but I've changed my mind about that and wouldn't hesitate to buy a nice coin with a fingerprint on it. The good old days, when people could actually touch their coins...

[Newmismatist]

I'd go with the 2nd set - coin looks "warmer" & more eye-appeal - but seems to show a lot of marks on the cheek. #3 seems somewhat dull & lifeless - which one looks the most like the coin in the "flesh"

 

[Bruceswar]

I guess you would have to have a combo of pics 2 and 3 to get what it really looks like...