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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 4621620, member: 22377"]That is an interesting strategy but could still be problematic. PCGS standards wouldn't necessarily match those of the major dealers (a dealer might think the coin is fine and photograph it while PCGS could consider the coin to have an issue). I'd imagine PCGS would want to do any photographing in-house to guarantee control over the process (and avoid costly errors).</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the nice things that PCGS has done is link auctions on the cert verification page for a few major dealers (like Heritage, Stacks) when the coin sells there. That is helpful as it makes it easier to find the picture, but it is still too few coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this idea can be used but the pictures would be stored elsewhere (a dedicated website that would be linked from the cert page) and there would be a notice with some sort of disclaimer that these aren't PCGS photos. That would help ease PCGS legal concerns while benefiting collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 4621620, member: 22377"]That is an interesting strategy but could still be problematic. PCGS standards wouldn't necessarily match those of the major dealers (a dealer might think the coin is fine and photograph it while PCGS could consider the coin to have an issue). I'd imagine PCGS would want to do any photographing in-house to guarantee control over the process (and avoid costly errors). One of the nice things that PCGS has done is link auctions on the cert verification page for a few major dealers (like Heritage, Stacks) when the coin sells there. That is helpful as it makes it easier to find the picture, but it is still too few coins. Maybe this idea can be used but the pictures would be stored elsewhere (a dedicated website that would be linked from the cert page) and there would be a notice with some sort of disclaimer that these aren't PCGS photos. That would help ease PCGS legal concerns while benefiting collectors.[/QUOTE]
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