Posted 01/09/2019 10:11 am
https://www.PCGS.com/holders
PCGS has that site that talks about their various holders.
As far as what to look for the first thing is see if there's a picture. Check the cert number if you're suspicious. PCGS and NGC will have pictures of some on their site and PCGS is pretty good about linking past sales to Heritage or Legend ect if the coin had sold at one of those venues where the pictures would be.
Weight and dimensions are completely worthless for checking the slab itself. What you want to look for is the small details. The label alignment, fonts, holograms ect.
CAC does provide extra assurance, that would be something else they would have to fake and another database to check against ect.
Then of course the coin itself. Does it look right, too good to be true ect.
One thing to remember is the manufacturers generally sell these things cheap. It's the middle men trying to make huge profits and get their full numismatic value. Do they exist yes, if it something to be aware of yes, but it's not something to lose sleep over.
If someone is super concerned and wants to be as safe as possible stick to the new PCGS gold shield slabs as the TrueView pictures are to good to be able to fool with a fake slab. You would have to match the coin in the slab exactly.
PCGS has that site that talks about their various holders.
As far as what to look for the first thing is see if there's a picture. Check the cert number if you're suspicious. PCGS and NGC will have pictures of some on their site and PCGS is pretty good about linking past sales to Heritage or Legend ect if the coin had sold at one of those venues where the pictures would be.
Weight and dimensions are completely worthless for checking the slab itself. What you want to look for is the small details. The label alignment, fonts, holograms ect.
CAC does provide extra assurance, that would be something else they would have to fake and another database to check against ect.
Then of course the coin itself. Does it look right, too good to be true ect.
One thing to remember is the manufacturers generally sell these things cheap. It's the middle men trying to make huge profits and get their full numismatic value. Do they exist yes, if it something to be aware of yes, but it's not something to lose sleep over.
If someone is super concerned and wants to be as safe as possible stick to the new PCGS gold shield slabs as the TrueView pictures are to good to be able to fool with a fake slab. You would have to match the coin in the slab exactly.
