Many a time I have bought coins from sellers on eBay that list coins using creative imagery to make the coin look better than it actually is.
I am not talking about fuzzy images here, it all has to do with the lighting.
Here is an example.
Creative images that hide the wear and cleaning.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/canberra~2.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/canberra1~2.jpg)
What the coin actually looks like
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/canberra3~0.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/canberra2~0.jpg)
"Buyer Beware". one only has to look at real estate pics or used car pics to realize it happens everywhere.! :angel: