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Bedrock of the Community
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It appears to be a counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
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The PCGS page for that number does say "This coin features NFC anti-counterfeiting technology. Tap a NFC enabled device to the front of the label to further verify authenticity."
So I guess it should be straightforward to verify that the slab is legit?
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Does that mean that this particular holder is in a registry set already? Yes, coins in registry sets have to be deleted by the owner or by PCGS on request by the new owner when the coin is sold. This makes no sense. Why would the auction house put this coin into a registry set? Maybe the auction house sold this coin and it was returned for a refund. The buyer could have entered the coin into a registry set. |
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Can you get a close up photo of the CC on reverse? The near date position matches the VAM 6, but the CC appears to be off. |
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Quote:Can you get a close up photo of the CC on reverse? The near date position matches the VAM 6, but the CC appears to be off. The coin is in transit. I'll see if I can get a passable photo when she arrives. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
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I stand by my opinion that this is a fake coin.
It may be a real holder, but I believe that the coin in the holder is fake. PCGS does make mistakes.
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Genuine 91 CC VAM 6  OP Example  VAM 4 Genuine  Edited by Slider23
12/02/2023 4:39 pm
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Bar code scanned as:  so not the latest bad slabs we have seen recently. Edited by burfle23
12/02/2023 11:46 am
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 Gotta give it to the sleuths on this forum. Can spot a fake from a mile away and aren't swayed by the trappings of a plastic rectangle and a piece of paper. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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The barcode appears to have the cert number. What is wrong with the barcode?
I ran a barcode from a 1891 CC PCGS AU50 same age holder with NFC anti-counterfeiting technology.
Cert #: 7206.50/48383938
Barcode: 10000072061050048483938
It appears to have the same format as the OP example with PCGS #, grade, and cert #.
Edited by Slider23
12/02/2023 12:46 pm
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We're both saying that it scans correctly. I get the same result. There are fake slabs with correct barcodes so we still can't rule it out. See what you think once you get it.
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Lot's of opinions on both sides here. When she shows up, I'll try to get decent photos (not my strong suite) and take it to my buddy at the LCS for xrf scan. I'm not sure where to scan the NFC gizmo.
Thanks, everyone, for your attention to this item.
Edit: so far, split consensus over on VamWorld board.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
Edited by Bump111
12/02/2023 2:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I use this from VAMWorld; maybe missing a reverse, cause this one doesn't appear to match even fuzzy...  |
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Comparison to a known counterfeit '91-CC:  |
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