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austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 03/04/2014 09:56 am For a while I have been looking for an example of an 1891 5 lire coin produced by Italy for use in Eritrea. The big problem is the number of fakes and replicas. SO I purchased an Italian slabbed example: The logic being if an Italian firm is going to go to the effort of guaranteeing the coins Authenticity I am more likely to be able to get my money back if it turns out to not be genuine. I will be posting photos in the world coins part of the forum to ask for opinions on the coin. Anyway this slab is a laugh! The coin is in a PVC "flip" which has then been riveted closed. Obviously if the coin is genuine it is not staying in this "slab" for long. Re the photo the interference pattern that can be seen is due to my camera not having an anti aliasing filter Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/04/2014 4:52 pm Is this actually a slabbing service or just a private firm guaranteeing the authenticity of the coins they are selling? Are they just "slabbing" their own coins or do they accept outside submissions? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 03/04/2014 7:53 pm Numismatica Salentina is a coin dealership. So I'd say they're just sealing up their own coins for sale. I don;t know for sure, since their English-language pages still need some work and Google Translate isn't working for me. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
brg5658 Pillar of the Community United States 627 Posts	Posted 03/05/2014 12:08 am Well, it seems that they accept coins for authentication and "estimated valuation" and, thereafter, coins are put in these "sealed" plastic flips. The services are outlined on their website at this link: http://www.numismaticasalentina.com...perizie.aspx I wouldn't call it a "slab", but it's something I haven't seen before. Edited by brg5658 03/05/2014 12:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
coinsaus Valued Member Australia 315 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 04:32 am Well this is definitely different. Not sure about the pvc and I'm wondering what the rivets are made out of, will they rust or are they like copper and go green Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 03/06/2014 05:01 am I've seen these before on the web. Basically does the job. The coin is protected and the 'certificate' and coin can't be separated without it being obvious. Yes, I know it's not as damage proof as US slabs. But you can see the edges of the coin, which is often an annoying problem with conventional slabs! Sure it's different. But I actually find it more attractive than a lump of Perspex (or whatever) you can barely see through. As to the materials used .. no idea. Edited by Tom Goodheart 03/06/2014 05:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
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