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huntercav New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/14/2010 10:38 pm Got home from work last night and was excited to see a package waiting for me. I new it would be my newly purchased New Orleans eagle. I was quite surprised when I opened it up to find the coin had rotated about a 1/4 turn inside the slab. This is a PCGS slab that looks to be a few years old and it doesn't appear to be in any way tampered with. The dealer I purchased the coin from is someone with a stellar reputation. How common is this? I love the coin, but it is a bit....I dont know what. LOL. Would PCGS re-slab this for me? Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 12:56 am I had a similar situation when I had my $3 gold piece slabbed by PCGS about 10 years ago. It was loose inside the slab and easily rotated. I sent it back for re-holder service and it was still loose. I'm resigned to having to tap the slab gently to rotate the coin back to vertical alignment. I also have a first-generation PCGS slab with a Franklin half; this coin also rotates inside the slab. Sometimes the PCGS slabs are loose! I haven't seen this problem with ICG or NGC. I have seen a couple small ANACS slabs with rotated coins. Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 05:43 am I have see it on NGC slabs also from the new generation.Hre is a 10 lepta coin which I slabbed and return in that way Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 05:46 am I 've see it also on El Cazador 8 reales coins.They rotate easily in their NGC slabs Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 07:03 am some of the PCGS slabs can be tapped and the coins turn in the slabs to make them straight again Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 2:19 pm Thanks, I thought that was true for the PCGS "Rattlers", but not the NGCs. Good Info! Edited by carmykle 10/15/2010 2:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
huntercav New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 6:10 pm After some experimentation with "gentle " tapping I was able to find the sweet spot and the coin has rotated back to an upright position. I am glad I didnt have to re-submit because it has a CAC sticker and I didnt want to go through that process again as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 7:53 pm Quote: some of the PCGS slabs can be tapped and the coins turn in the slabs to make them straight again Quote: Thanks, I thought that was true for the PCGS "Rattlers", but not the NGCs. Good Info! I never said NGC I said PCGS. Its not just rattlers, all PCGS slabs can be turned that I have seen, just the rattlers are easier to spin, but the newer ones can spin as well. I don't think it would work with the new NGC slabs and probably won't work with the older NGC slabs either since its not just a ring the coin fits in like PCGS Report this Post to the Staff
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