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New Member
United States
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I recently received several slabbed coins in the INB coin slabs. I am new to collecting and so I was trying to find out about this firm but have not been able to find anything on them. Anybody know about this?
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Valued Member
United States
415 Posts |
never heard of them. Probably your average basement slab company. Post some pictures of the slabs and some close ups of some coins. While they may not be a well known grading company and more so a company that nobody will take a grade from seriously, It doesn't mean that their grading isn't accurate.
ALWAYS PURCHASE A COIN FOR THE COIN, NOT THE SLAB AND THE NUMBER ON IT.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
 mcw! This company is considered a "basement slabber" and numismatists do not recognize the grades they put on their coins because they often overgrade them. When buying slabbed coins, stick with PCGS, NGC, or ANACS. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
I kinda digg their name though... Intl Numismatic Bureau; prestigious, classy ring to it :)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4592 Posts |
FWIW, their little green 'slabs' aren't even sonically sealed. So you can take that "MS67" quarter out, spend it and put a road-rash special in it's place. Grading will be about as accurate.
Dealers who are certified idiots buy their junk by the 100 coin lots to fill space in boxes at coin shows. Why I can't imagine...
-----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/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Some dealers are defiantly stupid. I went to a pawn shop in Omaha (not the one I usually go to) and I looked at their coins. Over HALF of them were in basement slabs, and 95% of them were in some type of slabs. There was 1 coin that sticks out in my mind, a 1992 Silver Eagle graded MS-70 by INB (or SGS, can't remember) and their asking price was $250...  Maybe I should go unload some of my SGS slabs on 'em! |
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United States
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Some dealers are defiantly stupid. Not sure if a misspelling of definitely or a spot-on observation.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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makeanoffernow on ebay sells a lot of their slabs. I wonder if there is an association between the two. Since SGS (Star Grading Service) was shut down there seems to be opportunities for other basement TPGs to fill that void. Edited by Joe2007
11/22/2015 3:30 pm
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New Member
Canada
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You guys made me remember about a couple of dozen inb slabbed coins I got from an auction quite a while ago.....What a mistake.....I think I bidded $1.00 each....check out how a lot of them were packaged and labelled...  Edited by WizBang
01/08/2016 11:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey now, that's the incredibly valuable 10% off center slab!!
-----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/ |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2668 Posts |
So, that's what Lincoln looks like without his beard.
Also, What font is that 'D' in?
A grade would be nice.
Jest sayin'.
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Valued Member
United States
311 Posts |
About 2 months ago I got a Roosevelt dime graded ms70 in a INB slab, found out it's a basement ebay seller who way over grades his coins. Luckily I only spent a dollar on it. |
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Canada
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Yep....these guys sure didn't go to grade school....and they are still selling stuff, unbelievable.
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
Expecting an"INB" Eisenhower silver pr70 in the mail today.I should have checked on INB first.Disappointing info,I hope the coin is silver & not clad.
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Posted 10/27/2015 1:19 pm
