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smithnick0 Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 05/05/2010 11:54 am Im interested to know the results too Report this Post to the Staff
wheelerdealer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/05/2010 3:23 pm Does anybody know when Hemi will post the result? The suspense is killing me! PS how do you become a valued member? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/05/2010 5:40 pm The corners are easy to tell in hand but not so easy in photos. There is a better diagnostic for photos, and there are other very good diagnostics if you have the slab in hand. One of them would show up very well on photos but it is on a part of the slab that you never see in images. Quote: PS how do you become a valued member? Make more posts. Edited by Conder101 05/05/2010 5:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/05/2010 5:53 pm Ignore the slab for a minute and look at the coin. What about it screams "fake"? To me, this coin looks like a typical uncirculated Morgan. I have yet to see a confirmed fake with realistic appearing mint frost and bag scuffs and I bet if you did the tissue test, it would be nice and bright. Report this Post to the Staff
sgtbigred Valued Member United States 83 Posts	Posted 09/15/2010 3:54 pm Here is some info on how to spot bogus PCGS slabs. It is a short article I published on a different Numismatic web site. Here are some quick tips to detect fake PCGS slabs. 1) The fake slabs will not stack together properly. They will also not stack correctly with other genuine PCGS slabs. The stacking tabs located in the corners and along the side are shorter on the fake slabs. 2) The fake slabs are recognized by smaller size print in the label. (compare it with a measuring device against a genuine PCGS slab). 3) The hologram will not be as colorful as the genuine slab. It will lack the luster when tilted for observation. Report this Post to the Staff
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