I've noticed a lot of slabbed coins on Ebay and some at shows where the dealer puts his sticker for price code or whatever over the hologram. Also have seen alot of slabs where the holgram is practically rubbed off.(this is mainly on PCGS) This doesn't seem to wise to me. It makes me wonder if they are trying to hide something w/the slab itself. Am I missing something or is this a reason to suspect the slab as a fake? Just curious... Lack
I think it's because dealers put coded stickers that are indicators to them as to how much they purchased the coin for, and can determine how much they can flex on the price of the coin when haggling with a potential buyer. On PCGS slabs, since they are transparent, they probably don't want the sticker to be seen through the slab from the front, so they place it where it can't be seen and place it on the hologram. Just a guess though. -LTB
Be glad it's only on the hologram sticker of the slab. I have a ANACS slabbed 1924 Peace dollar some genius must have put a price sticker on the obverse side of the coin, as evident of the remaining glue residue from the sticker in a rectangular shape. Still came in as MS-63.
On the older NGC slabs when the holograms first started, the dealers stickers are extremely damaging when they are removed. It is difficult to find NGC slabs from the fourth through sixth generation that do not have their holograms ripped off from the removal of dealer price stickers.
...i would think, if this is very important, then it should somehow be on the INSIDE of the slab. that way no worry of a rub off. :whistle:
