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Should TrueView include a picture of the slab, not just the coin?
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Sometimes I'd like to see the label on some of the slabbed coins, not just the coin.
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My apologies in advance for being a bit critical of our wonderful and generous host, but at times the slab photos taken by the auction houses show truer color of the coin in hand than what I call the “Not So” True View. But you can’t beat the True View for showing surface detail when photographing a coin just before it gets slabbed. They do a phenomenal job!
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Couldn't care less about the slab...show me the coin...you know, the thing I actually collect.
Usually those true views are pretty excellent!
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I like it just the way it is.
I don't think the slab needs to be pictured but it would be nice if they added the full "label" over/under the coin pic
https://www.cointalk.com/media/albums/the-2020-20-large-cent-set.1855/
some coins change slabs frequently, but look the same
My BTW came with only this slab shot TruView.....I have no idea why.
Still the slab looks best with a gold bean. 🤠
Those photos are Gold Shield Photos from the overseas offices like Paris and Hong Kong.
Ideally it should have both as it would provide a nice record before slabbing and after. But if I had to choose one I would choose how it is today.
TrueViews are fine, but I like for online dealers to show the slab shot too.
I hear you but we look at the coins in the slabs so i like to see the slab as well.
Soooooo...... overseas they only do slab shot TruViews ?
$5
beauty photo while not in holder.
sent to holdering
sent to QC
back for slab shot
that last step is another $5 worth of work
Correct, and the slab pics are relatively small as well. I believe they are using scanners and not photos.
Two important functions of a trueview for me - 1) Authentication. Know the coin is not fake or tampered with if it matches the trueview. 2) Obviously it's a huge benefit as a buyer to have trueviews to compare to seller pics, which are frequently awful.
Slab shots might be a benefit for authenticating modern high grade coins where the coin may not have many distinguishing marks. But for most others the coin is what you need to see.
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A mug shot of the slab immediately after it is holdered would suffice here, as it would show exactly what the coin looked like when it was slabbed, thus deterring tampering, such as gassing a coin in the holder. Something like Heritage's slab pictures would be great, but nothing that would slow down the process further. I brought this up a couple years ago when Brett did his "Ask Me Anything" thread, and he said it was in the plans, but I think getting turnaround times back down to where they once were is probably a higher priority now.
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They only do slab shots overseas but they are not considered TrueViews.
this has been a subject of past threads and probably a basis for this one. when looking at coins for sale online, I prefer to have both kinds of shots.
I was looking through some registry sets and wondering what the description is on the slab. Some of the buffalo gold coins have the Black Diamond label, you will only ever know that's on the slab if you see the slab Perhaps in the digital age, they could link up the files used to create the labels with the coins... Should be an easy data mining/database populating kind of thing.
Now, if there were security issues with the folks across the china sea using those for ill gotten gains, well, I suppose I can understand the dilemma.
I am interested in the coin detail, not the slab information, when viewing TruViews. If I am purchasing the coin, there is plenty of time to look at the slab - and, if an online purchase, of course I would want the slab picture. But first, the coin, in detail. Cheers, RickO
I think it's better if TrueViews and SlabViews are both provided. The SlabViews provide great info on the relative size of the coin, the insert, and whether it is CAC or not.
I've been posting TrueViews with SlabViews from Heritage and Stack's. I have a big preference for Heritage and Stack's because they provide photos of both sides of the slab. Legend only does the obverse slab. GC does both slab views but they don't let PCGS Cert Verification link to their site so it's a bit harder to come across.
Here are some examples. Stack's does have an issue in that they cover part of the slab with a Stack's Bowers logo that hides the reverse insert, which they seem to do for all slabs except the Q. David Bowers Reference Collection inserts that show his face on the reverse.
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Or Just the front and back Holograms. It would help cut down on some fakes.
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I would prefer both a slab and “glamour” shot. The more information I have the better off I am.
I'm only interested in the coin. The TVs list the cert. #, which is enough for me.
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