Does anyone have a before and after picture of lasered coin?

UtahCoin

I think it would be very educational to see some of the specific coins referenced in the PCGS lawsuit.

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tjkillian

<< <i>Me thinks the only definitive way to know if a coin was lasered is if the one who posts an example did the lasering and then that poster would possibly carry a stigma. >>



Or if PCGS has a photograph of the 1879 Stella when it was most recently sent in for grading. The before picture would be from Heritage.

fc

i tried doing this before in the past. i agree it would be nice to have before and
after pics taken so they can show what has been done to the coin. meaning
specific pics taken by someone who knows what they are doing to demonstrate
what is going on....

good luck with that! i cannot even find a slab with a proof gold coin that says
damaged by laser nor find a single auction blurb mentioning it.

AngryTurtle

Possibly the before? Stella in July 2008 Heritage Sale

PCGS Sez submitted in May 2008 by Heritage, timing would be about right and bumping up a Stella from a PF61 a few grades would be quite a score...

JamesMurray

Lasered coin discussion

The above link provides useful clues to look for , i dont know if theres pictures in the thread as i havnt finished reading.

LoveMyLiberty

<< <i>Possibly the before? Stella in July 2008 Heritage Sale

PCGS Sez submitted in May 2008 by Heritage, timing would be about right and bumping up a Stella from a PF61 a few grades would be quite a score... >>




This may not be the coin as it was sold at Heritage again Here
This time in a PCGS slab, although the date is still before Aug. 28 '09 when it was tried at PCGS.

There was also a second stella sold at Heritage in the July, '08 auction. It was a PR64Cam in a PCGS slab.

coinguy1

Odds are excellent that if you saw an image of a proof gold coin that had been lasered, it would simply look like a high quality example of a Proof Gold coin. You would need to be able to tilt and rotate it under a light and be shown the very subtle difference between it and a non-lasered one. Only then, would you have a realistic chance of being abe to differentiate between the two.