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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1939915, member: 26302&quot;]Yes, it is. What will happen when the TPG slabs are imitated perfectly? There already are some really good ones, but what will happen when someone in China actually looks up the correct cert, inserts the correct fake coin, and puts it in a very good counterfeit slab? 99% or more of collectors, (and I bet you a very high percentage of dealers), will not catch it. The problem with slabs is they prohibit you inspecting and weighing a coin closely. Most things you do to prove authenticity of a coin cannot be done if slabbed. So, you are stuck relying on the slab, but if the slab is a good fake, where are you?</p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, I do believe its a question worth pondering. Its also the reason I collect raw coins, except for a few special cases I listed above. I want the ability to verify the coin myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw Carboni, I wasn&#039;t meaning offense. I was simply saying people can completely buy raw coins. The dealer is very important here. Find dealers with good return policies that you trust. A good dealer is a very unappreciated asset in coin collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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