Which would you buy, or can it get much worse!?!

Two different examples, same cert and slab insert; bar code doesn't read with my software.

Brought in as genuine to two different friends:

 

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I wouldn't buy either unless I was able to inspect the pick up points for the authentic die pairings...

 

Agreed @Dave Waterstraat ; my sarcastic Saturday morning post...

Posted in my group along with 5 others in counterfeit PCGS holders and some with hand cut out "beans"; like a minefield out there...

 

Were the 1889-CCs genuine (wire-brushed on the left, polished on the right), or were they as fake as the slabs?

 

Wow, now that's interesting,but by all means not surprising someone would do that.

 

Okay, now that's funny.

 

Assuming fake but asked for reverse images to see the die pairing.

 

All I can say:

 

@SensibleSal66 that brings back memories!

 

You can't trust too many people out there. My therapist says I need to stop saying this.

 

The others...

 

Neither. The coin on the left would not straight grade with the heavy scratches. The coin on the right would not straight grade because of its un-natural polished looking surface. The bar codes on both look suspect. (Blurry)

 

PCGS human resources and quality control sucks!

 

The lengths some individuals will go through to cheat others always confounds me.

 

Obvious fakes including the CAC stickers. I've mentioned this in the past on Coin Talk and that is that I've seen fake CAC stickers on good slabs. And I've been told NO. Well, here we are looking at fakes. I also know stickers are one of the easiest things to counterfeit. The fake coins are easy to pick out. But they're not just counterfeiting rare coins they're doing it with common coins because people don't look close at common coins. CAC can keep changing their sticker designs every other week, but it won't make a difference because the more the designs change the easier it will be to pass a counterfeit. What this means is you need to know the coin you're buying not the plastic it sits in.

 

If they put the same effort into an honest endeavor, they might do really well.
For some, it's the thrill of knowing they cheated their way to a win.

I grew up with guys like that. They'd rather climb a tree and tell a lie, than stand on the ground and tell the truth.

It's the same with cheating spouses: It's not the activity that provides the excitement. It's the knowledge that they are cheating, the secrecy, that does it for them.

 

One is a green bean the other is a bean that's green.