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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
I don't know why I never caught this before. Probably because I look at the coin and not the slab. Anyway, I was getting ready to throw some Gold Buffaloes up on ebay and caught this. I have a 2006 burnished Gold Buffalo in an NGC First Strike slab graded MS 70. HOWEVER, the top line of the slab says, "2006 EAGLE G$50" then .9999 FINE-FIRST STRIKES. (I am guessing somebody got an Eagle marked as a buffalo.) Makes you kind of wonder how many coins don't get in the correct slab and are therefore mis-graded, huh? The bar code number is a Gold Eagle series number. SO, do I ask for a corrected slab? Will they then re-grade it? Will I lose the First Strike status? OR, just throw it up on ebay and note the discrepancy Thanks, Seth |
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Valued Member
United States
265 Posts |
NGC customer service should be able to tell you what to do and would be an easy fix.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
I wouldn't throw it on ebay even with that disclaimer because somebody might try to lodge a protest or some complaint once they get it and it could cause you some headaches. Even if you explain it, it could still be misunderstood since it is unusual/mislabelled, and some people would still make an issue of it (sad but true). I would definately talk to the grading company and let them handle it as a first option |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
Plus, you don't want to take a chance on compromising your feedback on ebay if something goes awry. |
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Valued Member
 United States
143 Posts |
Good point. TNX. (I wonder if the guy that sold it to me had seen it.)
I looked at the others and they have the same number series, so it must have been a typo.
Seth
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New Member
United States
9 Posts |
Tell NGC your going to sell it to PCGS!... Unless they make it right & give you 10 free slabs. Might work.
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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
I didn't have to get that extreme. They responded in a day and were helpful and nice about it.
It is a MECHANICAL ERROR and will be corrected free. They gave me the procedure.
Of course, I have to pay the shipping. At least I am not paying a dealer markup on that.
Maybe gold will go up by the time it gets back!
Seth
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Valued Member
United States
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I'd think twice about sending it back...some folks pay good money for slabbing errors and that one could bring in some extra money.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes they will fix it, but you will lose the First Strike label.
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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
Yeh, I asked them about that but they never answered that part. What I was hoping for is that it would now say it's a "First Release." That WOULD make it a one-of-a-kind. I'll call them.
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Posted 11/03/2009 4:20 pm
