Yes, there is still somebody running a business named PCI. If you look on eBay you'll occasionally see coins for sale with cert#s from the low...
My two cents is that the "Educational slab" is a separate category of production slab. The only argument I could see is calling it a novelty...
Awesome -- enjoy!!!!
Where do you live? Where was the transaction performed? Unless it's in the US, you have no case in US law.
And it isn't until the coinage act of 1857 that Spanish (and other) coin is no longer legal tender in the US. Up until then, they were legal...
2nd gen of PCI slabs, back when they were still reputable. Looks nice in the video!
So we have the seller and an at least semi-reputable TPG saying it's proof... and the potential buyer want's what? A gut check from a photo? Not...
No. NGC has a program where they pay a trivial credit to your account (25c IIRC) for each label returned so they can update their database. Not...
PMD... worth 25c plus whatever sucker premium the market will bear.
And of course while the diameter may be similar the planchet would be much thinner and unlikely to strike up well. My 2 cents are on plating but...
What does the "gold" cent weigh? According to Numista there are two 1950 Syrian gold coins (and a pattern), one weighs 3.38g the other 6.76g....
Mechanical errors happen. Not often, but not unheard of either. Contact customer service ... they should be willing to fix it for free (ask them...
That kind of toning sometimes happens in those small white holders.
Pretty
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