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jpkinlajpkinla Posts: 822 ✭✭✭
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I had my $10 Indian set regraded and had PCGS take the images through their new service. The pictures are okay but I expected better I think. What do you think of the service?

My #1 All-Time Finest $10 Indian Gold Registry Set
$10 Indian Gold Registry Set

$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set

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  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    Very nice set!! Beautiful coins!! imageimageimage



    Considering I haven't seen the coins, the pictures look pretty good. You've got the advantage, being able to compare the pictures to the coins.

    My question is, considering they're your coins, could they have possibly advertised any more?

    For my money, I'd rather pay someone who will show off my coins, not the PCGS name.




    Dan
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    I think the pictures are grand and the PCGS Logo

    doesnt disturb me at all. However, all things are

    a matter of personal tast.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • jpkinlajpkinla Posts: 822 ✭✭✭
    Yes, Lots of advertising including the symbol on the NASDAQ for Collector's Universe!

    My $10 Indian Gold Registry Set
    $10 Indian Gold Registry Set

    $20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
  • Dan50Dan50 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭
    I also think the coins are super. But I think the pictures are also great, jmho.
    Dan
  • StratStrat Posts: 612 ✭✭✭
    Great set - stating the obvious - and I like the fact the pics are uniform. After looking at a few, my eye got used to the PCGS logos and printing. I don't think there's anything wrong with having your coins "branded." At some time in the past, it must have been odd to see the first few coins residing in slabs, so perhaps it will take some time for people to get used to this new service.
  • Deb048goldDeb048gold Posts: 192

    JPK,

    Is the lighting and full coloration of each coin accurate? Each of the Indians are truly gorgeous, but I can understand where you might think that the clarity and closeness of detail could be better.

    I'm wondering if the smaller photo version you chose, which we would have to have for the registry, is somewhat limited in abilities.

  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,062 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Damn John! I am not sure what you were expecting? I think those images look fantastic. of course nothing will ever beat having the actual coins in hand image

    If your as picky about your coins as you are about these photos I can't wait to see them in person someday.image

    Killer set!image
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    The images look great to me. I think they did a fine job. Congrats on a great set of gold!

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
    Very nice! I think that the pics are almost perfect...

    I like the pic of the 1920-S the best..Great luminescence!

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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
    Looks fantastic to me -
    Coin Rarities Online
  • SandhawkSandhawk Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭


    GREAT Photos of GREAT Coins !!!

    Nice set (of coins) you have !!!



    imageimage

  • scherscher Posts: 924 ✭
    Very impressive..Love the pictures and really nice to be able to check out the complete set..WOW..
    Bruce Scher
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    When you get the full 4+ meg file size image of each coin on CD you will then see "everything". You can reduce the sizes down to about 500K and they will have much more pizzazzzzzz.

    BTW, just post that Rolled Edge to me and I'll suffer for you!image
  • jpkinlajpkinla Posts: 822 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for all of the comments everyone. I was expecting greater clarity and didn't even know I would be getting a CD-Rom. I will try to resize the CD-Rom images and see if they are better. I think the pictures are fine but really when you look at ANR photos or the photos Whitlow takes (yes, Saintguru I love your pictures) they seem inferior. I am just glad I was able to do this at all....

    I think I am going to submit my Saint set soon as well....

    My $20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
    $10 Indian Gold Registry Set

    $20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    I would much rather have the date/mintmark/grade on the coin pix than the cert number...
    The Ludlow Collection (DCAM/CAM)
    The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)

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  • GTSGTS Posts: 300
    I was expecting greater clarity and didn't even know I would be getting a CD-Rom. I will try to resize the CD-Rom images and see if they are better. I think the pictures are fine but really when you look at ANR photos or the photos Whitlow takes (yes, Saintguru I love your pictures) they seem inferior.

    I think they were concerned with memory on their servers, knowing that these thumbnails would wind up in the registries.Hopefully the larger images on the CD will show greater detail.Still its great to be able to see more of the collections in the registry.

    GTS
  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
    ANR "cheats" a bit with their photos, so I wouldn't consider them. They take the pics at a slight angle which greatly reduces surface marks.

    Mike Printz...he's an artist...
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  • SethChandlerSethChandler Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭✭
    What great coins!
    Collecting since 1976.
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