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Xare501 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 03:00 am I had a few coins slabbed by PCGS a few years ago. More than one seem to exhibit rubbing of the slab against the coin. When I discovered it, I was shocked. When I saw it on more than one coin I was doubly shocked. Has anyone else experienced this? Any resolution? I am usually very careful when handling the coins. But had I known the coins would rub, my goodness, I photograph them, store them, and then just admire the photos! Would the new holders make any difference? Thanks, X. Report this Post to the Staff

jdiablo30 Pillar of the Community United States 946 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 06:34 am I know some people as I have seen at shows and I do it myself. If I have a really nice slabbed coin. I will get a plastic empty and put the slab in it. They make a plethora of sizes and you can find ones that fit your slabs perfectly. Therefore there is no more rubbing on the slabs that way. They have one more layer of protection over them. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 09:19 am Do you mean actually rubbing of the holder against the surface of the coin? Or rubbing of the surface of the holder against other holders. You can tell the difference by looking closely and tilting the holder - a surface scratch will appear to move around the coin. I've never seen the actual coin damaged, but plenty of holders with surface scratches ON THE HOLDER from handling. jdiablo30's suggestion of using inexpensive polyfilm bags is a good one (you can find them by the 100s for a few cents each). PCGS will - if you have submission privs - reholder the coin for a (small) fee. -----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
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 09:41 am I'm not quite sure how you could "rub" hard plastic against anything. In all the slabs I've ever destroyed, I've never seen any moving parts. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 10:18 am The only PCGS slabs that the coins could move in are the old so called rattler slabs. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 08/26/2015 11:51 am In all the slabs I have ever destroyed the only moving parts were small bits of plastic shrapnel hitting the concrete floor along with a few blood drops on occasion. Risky business those shrapnel bits. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 08/27/2015 12:23 pm Quote: More than one seem to exhibit rubbing of the slab against the coin. OP is apparently say the slab is actually rubbing the coin. The slab might be in contact with the coin if the coin is at an angle in the holder, but I don't see how it can actually rub, unless, as mentioned, it's in an old PCGS holder......even then the rubbing is minimum Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/27/2015 7:55 pm It unlikely for a coin to rub on the outer shell of an NGC slab and frankly I think practically impossible on a PCGS slab. I believe the lens areas of the PCGS shells are slightly domed on the inside to make sure the coin can't contact the outer shell. The NGC inner cores are thick enough that the coin can be placed to be below the surface from either side,so they really can't contact the outer shell either. On the rattler PCGS shells there might be a chance for the coin rims to contact the outer shell since the coin has some freedom of movement. Report this Post to the Staff
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