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You have a point, but I do think the visual population report will still make it somewhat harder to counterfeit. Many coins have traits that would still be there, and still be visible. Not to mention die marriages are probably not something counterfiters will looks into, but who knows?
The coin you pictured seems to be an extreme example. They don't even appear to be the same color, at all.
I saw an example of is with a proof Indian Head Cent that I have. I could not get any pictures of the coin to pick up the way the coin actually looked in hand. Once I scanned it... no matter what I did all the scans took away from the mirrored fields and the iridescent toning was not even visible.

 

We conceived of the Visual Population Report for a number of reasons. In it's very essence, it is simply as stated. A place for a consumer to look up the coin in and/or look across an entire series to see. The side benefits are numerous as well.

1. users can look up the item on the site to make sure it matches the coin they are buying (really the best counter-measure to slab counterfeiting)
2. as our database of image grows, so will the usefulness of the VPR. FOr example, once we've graded 10-20 1901-S quarters, it will make a tremendous resource to see all those images side-by-side.
3. users will be able to see if coin(s) are duplicated in the pop report. If we confirm duplication (as a result of resubmission) we can remove an item from the pop reports.
4. we will continue to add functionality to the VPR. For example, we are currently scanning in the Complete Guide to Seated Half DOllars. Soon, if you look up a single coin you'll be able to read the details of it from the rare Wiley-Bugert reference.We currently have about 10 refernces to digitize this way...

I have never been one to accept the status quo. Whether building David Lawrence Rare Coins, now DGS, or whatever comes next on the horizon, I am always looking ahead to innovate in the numismatic hobby. There are many things we can do to make it better and better...

 

"Of course it is, but I rather think it illustrates my point quite well."

Very well, indeed!
Still, a good faith effort is appreciated by this collector.

 

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AS GDJMSP noted coins can look quite different depending on the picture taking technique, but is there a better method to prevent counterfeit slabs than a visual population report?

The only method I can think of would be personal knowledge, without some company employing a military grade holder with special identification technology. Nevertheless I think that DGS has a couple of cool new things to offer with the visual population report, and the signature series grading.

I am aslo interested in seeing how numismatic reference material will be added into the visual population report. That is something I did not expect, but something that I think will also attract people to DGS.