Photograph When Cracking Slabs?

If you want to impress us, don’t show us how you’re cracking out moderns... where are the Draped Bust and Classic gold crackouts?

 

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Imagine if you will this alternate reality. I use the first four words from The Twilight Zone, because that is where most seem to see the idea emanating from.
So you send coins in to one of the TPGs for grading and this is what you receive back:

Instead of the standard holder, a square cardboard holder of dimensions specific to the denomination, large enough to hold the coin and two equal size photos, obverse and reverse, with a border allowing for the text.
Behind the card is a slot for a CD-ROM that contains the high-resolution photographs of both sides of the coins, in addition to any close-ups of key attributes. Also on the CD-ROM is the Blockchain code that stamps the time of re-certification, linking the photo images inviolably to the date/time stamp.
Now you are free to remove the coin from its new style holder and do with it what you wish. I would leave the choice of the style of new holder those with more experience, eg, 2x2, flip, Caps style, etc., and whatever is deemed best would also serve as a recommendation for private storage and display.
Now it is 2048 and time to divest before being carted off to the Happy Acres Home.
Return the coins to their re-certification holders and sell away, with the assistance of trusted coin colleagues who have flocked to your side in order to enjoy your collection in raw form.

 

Yep, for any coin that you don't want to risk this, you don't send it in. But the opposite is also in play for coins you think are under- graded.

This does identify the main question concerning security. Yes, in the worst case scenario, crypto-thieves re-enter the original code to correspond to a different coin and its images, effectively applying the existing grade to any coin they choose.
I do not believe this derails the concept, because (a) encryption methods will be improving as some form of crypto currency takes hold, and (b) in the case of significant divergence between a coin's actual grade and what it is known to be upon reinspection, there is plenty of information from the original date and time stamp of the re-certification (which the thief is claiming as his own) for reference in an investigation.
Of course air-tight encryption is paramount, but with quantum computing coming to the fore this should be entirely possible.

 

I did a video of a crackout. Maybe this will help with later resale value?
I doubt it with this particular coin.

 

A tad bit overkill, but functional !! hahaha

 

Just a tip from experience for all you amatuers. If you're going to use a circular saw with a diamond blade (which is my preference over a chain saw because of the cleaner cut), make sure you don't saw it right down the middle of the plastic. I did that once when I was just starting out on a Morgan Dollar I wanted to free, and when I finished I ended up with two half-circle-shaped Morgan Half-Dollars.

 

Did you resubmit it as a Rare Error of types ...

 

let me join you... double wall bash LOL

 

Are we being Shark Tanked? This is like a really bad Shark Tank pitch. I know what Mr. Wonderful would say about this idea.

 

Nothing like that. If you would be so kind as to look up the definition of 'forum' you might find that it means :
A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.
That's all I have been doing.

 

It sounds like you are putting the cart before the horse. I suggest you spend more time learning about coin collecting before coming up with business plans involving the hobby.

 

Ok thank you for your opinion. I hope you have filters on all of your media, mail and conversations to ensure NO NEW IDEAS.

 

It's not a new idea.

 

Ok I think that we’ve been incredibly patient, Ronnie, but what we haven’t been is inspired by your idea.

Every one of us thinks it’s a bad idea. Not a single person has said, “hmmm, this could be good for the hobby.”

I don’t understand what the problem is.

 

He didn’t expect to get only negative feedback and/or he simply can’t deal with it. I am still unsure why the guy talks about “blockchain” and “Twilight zone” on COIN talk lol