Is there a way on this site to check if a PCGS graded coin has a TrueView available?

braddick · February 3, 2021 9:36AM

I have some coins I am not certain if they were photographed when graded originally and am not certain how to go about checking on this availability.
Thanks!

MsMorrisine · February 3, 2021 9:42AM

isn't it on the cert lookup page?

yspsales · February 3, 2021 9:46AM

Yep... punch in cert# and if a TV is available, it will pop up.

braddick · February 3, 2021 9:48AM

That's it! Thanks, guys. I knew it was somewhat easy; I just drew a blank on where and how to do so. So far, "no image available" on the coin I checked. . .

Mr_Spud · February 3, 2021 1:43PM

Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

braddick · February 3, 2021 1:49PM

^
Good info.
Thanks!

panexpoguy · February 3, 2021 2:01PM

@Mr_Spud said:
Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

Good trick to know. Thanks

CoinJunkie · February 3, 2021 2:05PM

@Mr_Spud said:
Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

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ironmanl63 · February 3, 2021 2:08PM

This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ · February 3, 2021 2:49PM

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

Swampboy · February 3, 2021 3:16PM

@braddick said:
That's it! Thanks, guys. I knew it was somewhat easy; I just drew a blank on where and how to do so. So far, "no image available" on the coin I checked. . .

When it comes to drawing blanks I'm a true artist it seems

ironmanl63 · February 3, 2021 3:44PM

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

CoinJunkie · February 3, 2021 3:50PM

@ironmanl63 said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

A message to Phil will usually get this fixed in short order.

1630Boston · February 3, 2021 3:53PM

@Mr_Spud
Thanks for the info
boston

ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ · February 3, 2021 5:07PM

@ironmanl63 said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

that is weird

MsMorrisine · February 3, 2021 5:12PM

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

that is weird

as mentioned earlier, not having the TV on the cert page is an oversight and just needs a note to the photo people to fix.

that said, perhaps using the below is better

@Mr_Spud said:
Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ · February 3, 2021 5:23PM

@MsMorrisine said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

that is weird

as mentioned earlier, not having the TV on the cert page is an oversight and just needs a note to the photo people to fix.

that said, perhaps using the below is better

@Mr_Spud said:
Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

oh, I thought that was the way they were checking; that was the way I checked my palladium eagle and got a 404 error

CoinJunkie · February 3, 2021 5:35PM

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@MsMorrisine said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:

@ɹoʇɔǝlloɔ said:

@ironmanl63 said:
This works on some but not all for me. Is anyone else having this issue?

my understanding is that if it's not working, those coins don't have a TV -- I just tried on a palladium eagle I picked up 2nd hand and it 'wasn't working', so I assume it wasn't TVd

It does not work on some that I know have truviews but others it does work. Strange.

that is weird

as mentioned earlier, not having the TV on the cert page is an oversight and just needs a note to the photo people to fix.

that said, perhaps using the below is better

@Mr_Spud said:
Another way to check if TrueView images are available is to put http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/39056226 in your browser but change the 8 digit certificate number to the coin you are looking up. If you do this, and TrueView is available for the coin you can get all the different sized TrueView and white or black backgrounds. I just found this out last week and downloaded several ones for coins that I own that I had no idea that they had TrueView available.

oh, I thought that was the way they were checking; that was the way I checked my palladium eagle and got a 404 error

FWIW, in some (fairly rare) instances, there is an image available through the Cert Verification page that isn't a TrueView. Obviously, using the TV URL method will return 404 in such cases. If the coin is known to have a TV, but the URL returns 404, then contact PCGS and they'll fix the linkage.

Mr_Spud · February 3, 2021 8:57PM

FWIW, in some (fairly rare) instances, there is an image available through the Cert Verification page that isn't a TrueView. Obviously, using the TV URL method will return 404 in such cases. If the coin is known to have a TV, but the URL returns 404, then contact PCGS

I ran into those non TrueView images last week when I started trying to create a registry type set for the first time ever and got confused thinking they were TrueViews at first and wondering why the quality of the image wasn’t too good. I found out they were scans, but I also had some that aren’t really true views, but are good quality. Like they were very early pre-True view prototypes without the backgrounds. After that I decided I had to learn more about trueviews and ended up finding out about that trick I posted above.

ricko · February 4, 2021 7:59AM

I have a lot of slabs I acquired over the years that I have never checked for TruViews... Next snowstorm, I will be using that link....Thanks...Cheers, RickO

Is there a way on this site to check if a PCGS graded coin has a TrueView available?

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