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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8119590, member: 24314&quot;]Yes, Yes, Yes, and sometimes.&nbsp; All that is necessary to authenticate a coin is to know what the genuine should look like.&nbsp; So with the example you posted, anyone with a good eye for detail can see the difference between the two images.&nbsp; As a C/F becomes more deceptive, then the <b>knowledge</b>, <b>experience with the issue</b>, and <b>quality of the image</b> becomes important.&nbsp; So, without a comparison piece for the coin above, the image alone would give most of us a 50/50 chance of a correct guess.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b30000">Most posters asking questions about authenticity do not provide images magnified enough to be useful.</span>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for grading, a lot can be hidden in an image.&nbsp; Determining the amount of design detail remaining from an image can be done but determining the originality is more difficult.&nbsp; My record playing guess the grade from an image is dismal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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