Problem With ANACS 1909-S VDB Cent -- Need Advice

Something's fishy here. I seriously doubt that ANACS knowingly put the wrong coin in that slab. I know people at ANACS and I know they are very dedicated and very serious when it comes to grading and serving customers.

There are several questions that need to be answered. Was this a recent ANACS slab (yellow label) or an earlier one? What were the terms of sale on the auction? Was this ebay, or one of the major auction houses? How recent was "recently purchased"?

ANACS has gone through several owners and the current one does not guarantee the coins slabbed by the previous owners. So if it is a recent yellow label slab ANACS will compensate you, if not they might not. Also labeling a 1909 S as an SVDB could be considered a "mechanical error" in which case the TPG's only obligation is to reholder the coin.

Terms of sale can be quite important. Read the terms from all of the major houses and you will find a clause in there that states that coins slabbed by a TPG are not returnable FOR ANY REASON. In other words if you have a problem, take it up with the TPG it's not our problem.

How recent is because most auction houses only allow you a brief time window to make a claim of a problem. Once that window passes the only claim you can press is for reasons of authenticity. An 09 S slabbed as an SVDB is not a case of authenticity as long as the 09 S is real.



Not without approval from the auctioneer. Without it it can be viewed as sending unsolicited merchandise through the mail and you have just made a gift of the coin to the auctioneer. he is under no obligation to pay for it or return it.

ANACS not returning messages? Leaving messages for whom at ANACS? You call, someone picks up. So I do not understand that portion of it.

If the Buyer paid for an advertised and well described SVDB but only got an 09-S the auction house is in error no matter what their TOS says about TPG coins.

ANY reputable auction house would immediately resolve THEIR ERROR to the customer's satisfaction.

The TOS regarding returning of TPG coins is in place to prevent vest pocket dealers from buying coins before major shows, offering them for sale during the show and then returning them following the show when they don't sell.

OP --- You are not going to get more help or suggestions from me until you post clear pictures of the coin and slab. Telling us something without pictures ain't cutting it anymore.

I will repeat what I said, and what Western said. I would like to see pics. Not to be a donkey, but I am not buying one bit of this.

But then you have to prove that YOU are not the one that did the tampering. If the pictures in the sale are good and it can be shown the coin currently in the slab is the same one in the sale then great, but the OP seemed to imply the sale pictures were not good so proving it is the same coin could be difficult.



It is very unlikely that a major house would not be quick to resolve the problem, IF it is brought to their attention in a very timely manner. Their reputation is too important to them and the marketplace.