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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think that this can be fixed by gently tapping the slab until the coin is correctly aligned.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Yes, it likely can be rotated by tapping the slab in the right spot similar to what can be done with rattler slabs. The prongs should have held the coin better though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
My OCD would kick in for sure and it would bother me....especially if it was a $6k coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Annoying, but if the grade/price is correct I'd buy it if I wanted it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4468 Posts |
I bought a couple of coins that were rotated in the holder. The 3 prong is easy to get back in the correct position.
I had a OGH that I worked on about 4 hours before I could figure out a method to get the coin back in position. I even tried without success using the vibration of a electric tooth brush to rotate the coin.
Edited by Slider23
02/05/2017 09:53 am
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Moderator
 United States
54280 Posts |
Buy the coin not the slab. The coin is fine, it is the slab that is rotated.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
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I think that this can be fixed by gently tapping the slab until the coin is correctly aligned.
It will. I had a coin like this and I just tapped it on one of the countertops in my kitchen. Worked perfectly. |
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Valued Member
United States
112 Posts |
It is annoying though, because it seems once the rotate they
tend to do it again with handling.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
OR you could buy it and break open the slab and then turn it as much as you want.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Well, I collect Morgan dollars in Rattler slabs, so it doesn't bother me. |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
1533 Posts |
A major dealer told me this happens to him all the time and he can just rotate it easily as has been described above, but why bother because by the next show it will have rotated again. This is less of a problem for collectors as once you buy it and fix the problem, it will not rotate in your safe or safety deposit box.
Oh, and BTW, its an $18K coin, not a $6K coin. At $6K I'd be backing up the truck for these.
Edited by Andrew99
02/05/2017 12:56 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
 a pretty simple fix, but it will rotate again if it sees more action. It should remain stable if the container it's in doesn't move. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
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Buy the coin not the slab. The coin is fine, it is the slab that is rotated. Of course! I should have seen that  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
It does not bother me, especially since I don't collect classic proof coinage...simply cannot afford it.
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Valued Member
Australia
369 Posts |
I can see it all now. In a 100 years there will be a new category."Damaged in Slab"(rotation). And if the lucky(unlucky) buyer takes it to a dealer, out comes the loupe showing the scrape marks on the rim, as the dealer explains that people 100 years ago use to tap it to rotate it back. I would be breaking it out and possibly reslab it.
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