Secure Plus photos!
TwoKopeiki
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I know we all enjoy TrueView images, but I am always cautious when buying a coin based on the "glamour shot" alone. For those coins that have passed through the "sniffer" and had a SecurePlus images taken - I often use it to get a better understanding of the surfaces and hairlines that may otherwise not be obvious on a TV image. Often the difference between the two is staggering, which explains why some people never want to share their SP images.
Here are a couple of examples - would love to see yours! To check if you have an SP image associated with your coin, type in the same URL as you would for a TrueView, but substitute the part that says TrueView with SecurePlus. I.e. http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/25605983_large.jpg vs http://images.pcgs.com/secureplus/25605983_large.jpg
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Do coins have one or the other or do some have both a trueview and a secureplus image? Most of mine are newer gold shield holders this is the only older holder I have that is secure plus I think:
Cert 24874771 MS65
There seems to be a mix of secureplus and trueview images - some have both, some have only one of the two.
The handful I checked had only 1 of the 2. I'm struggling to find one with both.
Edit: Found one! I purchased it in 2015, so that might be roughly the right vintage.
IG: DeCourcyCoinsEbay: neilrobertson
"Numismatic categorizations, if left unconstrained, will increase spontaneously over time." -me
These are always the most fun secureplus photos:
IG: DeCourcyCoinsEbay: neilrobertson
"Numismatic categorizations, if left unconstrained, will increase spontaneously over time." -me