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CNG Auction 111 offers some very interesting 360 degree views, below is an example. The edge view looking at Alexander's face is spectacular, talk about high relief. https://cngcoins.com/photos/360_images/11100309/index.html

Yes, precisely. If so treated, it would surely have to be recent. I really can't imagine that anybody would have done so back in the late 1930's, or even soon after the '44 - '46 period, on a well preserved 1937 penny. Nothing about it adds up.

If I'm not happy looking at it others won't.There are ugly MS coins out there but some beautiful VF+...the latter for me. I have just completed my 1895-1970 penny collection @ EF minimum excluding 26 MH the KN & H boys.....those dam nabbit rare freemans mean it will never be 100%.....a grotty N/F open 1903 doesn't float my boat and won't be pursued. I confess to throwing a lot of coins....if they are shite just throw em.....I actually enjoy this....I even threw a 1950 penny recently who only the queen mother would of loved.

Count me out when its your round.They really haven't a commercial use or need.

A farthing is a piece of beauty...miniature pennies,the size of sovereigns,just my favourite. I was born too late.

I think it is down to photographic quality. Spink's images are too saturated for my taste. As for the ebay listing, I too can produce lifeless images which don't bring out the finer detail. However, the surfaces in closeup look as they did on the original as far as I recall. The listed item still has a spot of red wax on the reverse at 5pm between the V and inner circle. This is visible on the original images. The piece of crud at the edge of the rays was also present on the original. I'm happy it is the same coin.

I keep my collection in my gun safe. 😎