When did Coinfacts bring images back?

VanHalen

I hadn't noticed before today and am happy. Very happy.

Go to Coinfacts for your coin of choice and click "View More Images".

Hemispherical

Don’t know, but the entire website has had all kinds of subtle changes to include the apps.

Wish there was a change summary.

jtlee321

As has been mentioned before, only publicly shared registry set images are available for now. Also the ability to view full resolution images easily has been taken away, which is not good for variety attribution and research for some of us.

Walkerfan

I see no difference as they're still very selective in what they show. Many images are still missing.

jwitten

As mentioned, there was such an uproar, they brought back "some" images. They only share ones that are in a registry set, and that is only if it is set as public. As you can imagine, not all series have people collecting low and medium grade coins, so it is still a far cry from what it used to be, but it's better than nothing.

ChrisH821

The same day people thought I made an MS67 1921 Peace Dollar

VanHalen

@jwitten said:
As mentioned, there was such an uproar, they brought back "some" images. They only share ones that are in a registry set, and that is only if it is set as public. As you can imagine, not all series have people collecting low and medium grade coins, so it is still a far cry from what it used to be, but it's better than nothing.

Yeah, not what it used to be but is an improvement. All series' don't have the "View More Images" link. Hopefully they will be added as time allows.

BillJones

Lots of images have been deleted. That sign only shows up where there are more than the three photos on the front page.

yKnot

One exception to the availability of the images are the "plate coins." These are the first three images. Some of these are not in public registry sets but are still available for viewing. For the image to show up as one of the first three, the coin needs to be one of the three highest graded coins. If there are more than three coins with the highest grade, then only the three most recent, highest graded coins will appear on the first page.

yKnot

Of course, I wish CoinFacts was the way it was before the takedown of the images. Much more useful and enjoyable to peruse.

Rexford

@jwitten said:
As mentioned, there was such an uproar, they brought back "some" images. They only share ones that are in a registry set, and that is only if it is set as public. As you can imagine, not all series have people collecting low and medium grade coins, so it is still a far cry from what it used to be, but it's better than nothing.

You can also set coins in your PCGS Inventory to public so that they are visible in CoinFacts. This doesn't require them being in any sets. The full notice is available here: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1014752/coinfacts-comparative-image-database-update#latest

jwitten

Would it be wrong to just go through ebay and add all gold shield coins to my "inventory"? Asking for a friend. (no pcgs, I will not do this, it is a joke )

Zoins

@jwitten said:
As mentioned, there was such an uproar, they brought back "some" images. They only share ones that are in a registry set, and that is only if it is set as public. As you can imagine, not all series have people collecting low and medium grade coins, so it is still a far cry from what it used to be, but it's better than nothing.

Low grades are a good thing to mention.

It seems like the multiple image issue would have mostly affected crack outs, which generally happen in the MS range. Perhaps everything AU and lower could be shown?

amwldcoin

I have a certain Barber Half that was originally an XF40. It took 5 tries to get it back into a 40 holder....and yes it is a solid for the grade XF. Now there's an extra 40 and 4 extra 35's in the pop report!

@Zoins said:

@jwitten said:
As mentioned, there was such an uproar, they brought back "some" images. They only share ones that are in a registry set, and that is only if it is set as public. As you can imagine, not all series have people collecting low and medium grade coins, so it is still a far cry from what it used to be, but it's better than nothing.

Low grades are a good thing to mention.

It seems like the multiple image issue would have mostly affected crack outs, which generally happen in the MS range. Perhaps everything AU and lower could be shown?

blitzdude

Images have been there for many years to my knowledge. Maybe you just experienced a computer glitch? Glad it's working for you now. Congrats!