Will PCGS ever offer an on line photo data-base of their graded coins?

TequilaDave

Although I only seek out and purchase NGC coins with the intention of cracking them out and submitting them to PCGS, I do very much like NGC's photo data-base of graded coins. When you're purchasing a $2000+ coin on line in such venues at Ebay, it's very comforting to see the coin in question at the NGC site complete with the die nuances easily seen in the seller's photo. Boosting one's confidence and making expensive purchases a little easier. If PCGS followed suit and offered a similar feature, the world would truly be a better place, especially now that counterfeit slabs are becoming much more prevalent than in the past. And while I'm on the topic of potential improvements, does anyone else feel a PCGS slab that allows easy view of a coins rim be a positive change, too?

rld14

I think that there's a reason we hear about PCGS slabs being faked much more often than NGC slabs...

golfer72

"And while I'm on the topic of potential improvements, does anyone else feel a PCGS slab that allows easy view of a coins rim be a positive change, too? " Yes.

notwilight

<< <i>I think that there's a reason we hear about PCGS slabs being faked much more often than NGC slabs... >>



NGC only started this recently. 90% of NGC slabs do not have a a photo in the database. I think your cause/effect speculation is flawed. --Jerry

dbcoin

You do realize that all SecurePlus coins have their obverse photographed and stored somewhere in the PCGS ether so that if that coin comes in again, the grader can see the picture of the old coin. I would guess that there is an effort within the IT department of PCGS to publish these photos by cert # to some customer available database at some point.

Another reason that high value coins should go through SecurePlus

ricko

Adding cost to our hosts operations demands a comparable increase in price of grading. Cheers, RickO

DorkGirl

I wonder if the reason CoinFacts is a subscription now has anything to do with all the pics that were stolen and used on Ebay to try and sell them. I think it would be a mistake to put the pics somewhere that they could be easily stolen and used illegally.