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justin3651 Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:18 am http://www.ebay.com/itm/1892-Barber...em3389426a03 hello all, I was hoping I could get some opinions on this coin/slab. I tried looking up the cert # and it said it isn't a valid cert number. The pics are also very blurry and poor and that makes me a bit suspicious of them. they could be trying to hide that it's a fake coin/slab. most of their pics on other items looks pretty good. I'm sending the seller a message for more pics but the cert number not being a valid cert number according to pcgs's lookup just makes me really cautious and I wanted to ask you guys. thanks :) Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:26 am Nothing jumped out at me on the slab from a quick glance. The cert number came up when I checked it. Did you try and put the whole number in? You only put in the numbers after the / when checking certs. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:27 am the cert is valid http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/28633479/ Report this Post to the Staff
justin3651 Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 01:01 am oh, I didn't know it was only the numbers afterwards. I am very cautious with slabbed coins because of the threads I see on other sites about fake slabs, more and more are being created all the time even ones that you wouldn't think they'd be faking. thanks for the help guys :) Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 01:07 am Here is the PCGS Cert Verification page. It shows that the cert number is after the / on older slabs, and they give the barcode layout for the newer slabs. http://www.pcgs.com/cert/ Report this Post to the Staff
arianzo Pillar of the Community Canada 2124 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 01:33 am But IMHO just the certification number doesn't guarantee the coin/slab is not fake. I can make 10 fake slabs with the same valid certification number. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2902 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 04:55 am Here's a link to a fake slab diagnostic which might be of interest - though it's possibly an old slab type (not my area of interest so I can offer no comments) http://coins.about.com/od/coingradi...gnostics.htm http://coins.about.com/od/coingradi...gnostics.htm My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Edited by Bacchus2 01/05/2014 04:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 11:41 am Those are terrible close-up images. Edited by oih82w8 01/05/2014 11:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 11:50 am Very interesting link Bacchus. Interesting reading! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:43 pm Quote: Those are terrible close-up images No wonder they thought it was a fake slab! Report this Post to the Staff
justin3651 Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 10:44 pm http://www.ebay.com/itm/18940-BARBE...em2a35ee2739 Do you guys see anything off with this anacs slab? It looks ok to me but I'm still learning and would like to know what you guys think. thanks :) Report this Post to the Staff
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