Different lighting making such a difference?

[blakeyboy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283678826780?ul_noapp=true

the seller says he photographed it in different lighting to show the toning.

No reason to disbelieve him- his other auctions look fine.

I can only just tell it is the same coin by the edge knocks by the '3'.

Just shows what can happen....

 

[1949threepence]

Blake, it's something we have commented about in another thread. The differences can be amazing.

For another very striking example, see Richard's rarest penny website for the F175 & 176. There are examples of each where Richard has highlighted massive differences when photographing the same specimens.