National Numismatic Certification Slab - Not Even Close

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/03/2016 11:45 pm I came across this National Numismatic Certification slabbed Roman bronze. They have it as a Septimius Severus Sestertius. From what I see it's Nerva with FORTVNA AVGVST reverse. They were only off by 100 years and seven or so emperors. I will admit to buying some NNC ancient slabs. I once picked up a nice Allectus that they had slabbed as Aurelian. Here's the NNC slab: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEPTIMUS-SE...AOSwZ8ZW-YSy Here's the Nerva Sesterius: Link removed. Hot linking to doesn't work-echizento Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/03/2016 11:59 pm Unbelievable! Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 12:32 am Here's a photo of a similar Nerva Sestertius for comparison with the coin in the NNC slab. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16867 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 02:37 am Just a note, for the ancients collectors who might be unfamiliar: NNC is not a "real" slabbing company, they're a basement slabber (albeit a very, very large basement) running as a front operation for ebay coin dealer Centsles. Thus, they're even less likely to be accurate than an actual TPG. My big concern for this coin would be that it's actually a tourist copy that NNC didn't recognize as such. Or did recognize but got slabbed up anyway. 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
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 08:01 am NNC is worse than raw. Look at a few dozen of Centless auctions and you will be able to spot them forever after. Photos are always "blended" to look like the coin has no problems. That's not what it looks like when you get it. Plus 90% of his coins are cleaned. The single worst scourge on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 1:30 pm Saw this coin while browsing and chuckled at how wrong it was. Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 10:19 pm Yet another reason not to buy coins in slabs. It gives people a false sense of security. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 04/04/2016 10:47 pm Quote: It gives people a false sense of security. True. As no doubt the folks who have placed the 20 bids on this currently listed ebay lot feel secure in the fact that the coin is, as labeled by NGC, Orodes II. Instead of what it actually is, a Mithradates III. Report this Post to the Staff
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