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What advantage (if any) does having a 2011 Silver Eagle graded using PCGS Secure Plus?

braddickbraddick Posts: 25,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Is there any advantage to having these coins run through the added "Secure Plus" program with PCGS?
I can't image what safeguard and protection the submitter is seeking? Perhaps I am missing something.

2011 silver Eagle SECURE PLUS

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    AbsolutionAbsolution Posts: 336 ✭✭✭
    Dunno for modern coins I don't think it matters as much though from what I read up. I just submitted mine using regular =)
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    NewParadigmNewParadigm Posts: 1,322
    Nope. Zero. Literally a was of money.
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    PinkFloydPinkFloyd Posts: 1,762 ✭
    The only reason I can see to do this is to make your stuff stand out from the crowd. Not worth doing.
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    thatboyaintrightthatboyaintright Posts: 408
    Well maybe the seller was going for a Pop 1 coin, with only 99,999 higher for his registry set . image
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    illini420illini420 Posts: 11,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Recently PCGS started advertising free high-quality photos with all Secure Plus gradings. These photos are being advertised as being superior to the scans that have always been available with Secure Plus and from the sample photo shown in the advertisment on the website, it appears that the photos are comparable to the CoinFacts photos and TrueViews.

    So, if that is the case, then paying a few bucks extra for Secure Plus would also get you some nice photos. If the photos are of high enough quality, the price difference between regular and Secure Plus would be less than paying one of the coin photo pros to take pics for you.

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    GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    Hey..while your at it ..you can always go for a "Grean Bean"...
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,786 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It makes not sense to me unless the mint is using some sort of dip that needs to be "sniffed out." image
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    TheBigBTheBigB Posts: 942 ✭


    << <i>Recently PCGS started advertising free high-quality photos with all Secure Plus gradings. These photos are being advertised as being superior to the scans that have always been available with Secure Plus and from the sample photo shown in the advertisment on the website, it appears that the photos are comparable to the CoinFacts photos and TrueViews.

    So, if that is the case, then paying a few bucks extra for Secure Plus would also get you some nice photos. If the photos are of high enough quality, the price difference between regular and Secure Plus would be less than paying one of the coin photo pros to take pics for you. >>



    That's a good tip, thanks.
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    EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>So, if that is the case, then paying a few bucks extra for Secure Plus would also get you some nice photos. If the photos are of high enough quality, the price difference between regular and Secure Plus would be less than paying one of the coin photo pros to take pics for you. >>





    << <i>It makes not sense to me unless the mint is using some sort of dip that needs to be "sniffed out." image >>



    You would certainly have proof that there were no milk spots at the time of slabbing, I guess.

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    braddickbraddick Posts: 25,114 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey..while your at it ..you can always go for a "Grean Bean"... >>



    Nope, they snub their noses at Moderns. . .

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