New PCGS Slabs Are Coming Back Not Sealed?!?

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BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 07/09/2015 8:45 pm Found this vid today... I can't say how common this is - I've only bought one of the new ones... FN32uQ6-XH8 -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 07/09/2015 8:48 pm Wow. Just wow. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 01:26 am Maybe they forgot to sonically seal? Is it possible for you to get a refund? Or were you not the one that sent them in? Report this Post to the Staff
jdiablo30 Pillar of the Community United States 946 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 06:22 am Maybe the newer tougher plastic doesn't bond as easily as the old ones. Maybe they have to crank up the frequency in which they seal them. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 06:57 am If they changed the plastic used they should have tested the sonic welding process to be sure the weld would be sufficient. They may need a new horn with a stronger booster or even modify the energy director on the case half to get them to weld. edit to add further thought - There are many things that can go wrong when ultrasonically welding two pieces of plastic together. Without being at the machine while these were produced it's impossible to pinpoint the issue. Although unlikely, it could have been something as simple as insufficient pressure or even the stop was set wrong. What I can tell for sure is they need to fix the problem fast if they have not already. Edited by dave700x 07/10/2015 07:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 07:19 am I was already questioning about real slabs and fake ones. Now we have to worry about PCGS slabs not sealing. this is why I only buy raw coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:24 am China is probably salivating almost as much as a if a top secret spy plane went down on their soil right about now Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 09:19 am I sort of figured this would be a simple problem, where one of the sealing machines was incorrectly setup (using the old setting not the new) one morning and that it would be quickly corrected. Certainly have not heard a word on the PCGS board - although they're known for being pretty censitorious (not a word, but) on their board (I know, their house, their rules, which is why I posted this here). -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Tbone Pillar of the Community United States 1839 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 4:24 pm After seeing this I went and checked all of my PCGS coins that are in the new holders and all look good. Hopefully this was just an isolated occurrence. Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 4:37 pm Thanks for the "Heads Up" on this I will most certainly be checking the integrity of the new slabs when my next lot of consignments get back Edited by trout1105 07/10/2015 4:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 01:47 am Quote: Hopefully this was just an isolated occurrence. Probably, I've seen the same thing before with their older slabs and NGC as well. Every now and then some don't get sealed. It doesn't happen often but it isn't unknown. Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover168 Pillar of the Community United States 506 Posts	Posted 07/17/2015 3:50 pm Am I the only one with a problem with the video saying "This video is private"? Report this Post to the Staff
Tbone Pillar of the Community United States 1839 Posts	Posted 07/17/2015 3:55 pm No, I'm getting that now too. Report this Post to the Staff
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