I've seen TrueView images published in books and magazines plenty of times. Typically, if it's in good faith, this is free advertising for PCGS and their photo services which are actually decent, and have the benefit of being taken without the plastic holder in the way. Use common sense, just contact them for permission before any potentially-commercial use. Typically if you're a member, and are publishing and implicitly advertising to other prospective members, that's a no-brainer for them.
Just occurred to me that while normally I'd expect PCGS to require no changes to the images (color alterations, cropping, background changes, removing copy like cert number etc.), I have seen them published in grayscale rather than color. FWIW
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I've seen TrueView images published in books and magazines plenty of times. Typically, if it's in good faith, this is free advertising for PCGS and their photo services which are actually decent, and have the benefit of being taken without the plastic holder in the way. Use common sense, just contact them for permission before any potentially-commercial use. Typically if you're a member, and are publishing and implicitly advertising to other prospective members, that's a no-brainer for them.
Just occurred to me that while normally I'd expect PCGS to require no changes to the images (color alterations, cropping, background changes, removing copy like cert number etc.), I have seen them published in grayscale rather than color. FWIW
I’d expect that fair use rules apply and bear quite a bit more weight for anyone that uses a TrueView. It’s all based on how it’s used IMO.
Coin Photographer.
If you have a coin, just take your own photograph of it….then you own the rights to that photo.
This really is making a mountain out of a molehill….or maybe it’s an ant hill!