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PCGS Slabs Came Back Loose?

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So I just received my PCGS order back in the mail, which contained 4 coins. All four of the slabs weren't sealed properly and I had to squeeze all of them until they "clicked" to fully seal them... surely this isn't normal?
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Also, on a side note, how long does it generally take for the true view images to appear on their website?
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Once in a blue moon if that for that would be fixed for free.

Depends. Generally a couple days, right now a week or so as they're backed up and worked a weekend to catch up
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 Posted 12/20/2019  10:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Suomi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Is there any harm snapping it back in yourself?
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I thought they were sonically sealed,not a snap-tite.
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I thought they were sonically sealed ,not a snap-tite.
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Yeah , If I wanted a snap encasement I would go to a local CS and buy one for 50¢ . You guys pay big unnecessary bucks for slabbing as it is .
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I thought they were sonically sealed,not a snap-tite.
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I thought so too.
My impression is that there is no way the slabs could be opened short of damaging the slab IF they were sealed correctly.
If they can be snapped shut, the can easily be pried open with no damage.

If that's the case with your coins you can return them to be fixed at no cost to you, and that included S&H.
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I have freed a few coins from their holders for my 7070.
The slab needs to be pretty much destroyed to open. If yours snaps together there is something wrong. I'd call customer service and let them know your issue.
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Are you certain it was PCGS or was it PGCS?
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Now that I think about it, maybe I did send it to PGCS... the grades I received were a little wonky

Does anyone want to me to post a video of it snapping back into place?
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Does anyone want to me to post a video of it snapping back into place?

Yes please. and show us the whole slab
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Just a short video since I'm uploading from my phone.
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Great video, and it looks like a PCGS slab, but hard to tell for sure without a straight on shot of it.
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I never heard of PGCS. But in any case, what coin is in that slab and whats that grade. we would like to see the front of the slab. Otherwise you are wasting our time.
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PGCS is just a parody name. These coins came directly from PCGS (I submitted them). I just made this post to see if anyone had this experience before and to see if there's any harm in snapping them back into place myself
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If that's the case. Then you need to send it back. We would still like to see whats in there
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