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<p>[QUOTE="PeaceJoeMorgan, post: 522742, member: 16473"]I bought this coin several years ago off of eBay. It's an ICG slabbed 2000 Silver Eagle with the grade MS-69. As I recall, I only paid around $20 for it. Back then, it didn't even occur to me to question the integrity of a slab, especially for such a low priced coin. </p><p> </p><p>I didn't notice this until just a day or two ago when I photographed it in preparation to sell it on eBay myself. Now, as long as everyone here agrees with me that it's been tampered with, I'll break it out and sell it as a non-certified run-of-the-mill 2000 American Silver Eagle. A pretty cheap lesson for me.</p><p> </p><p>Take a look at the pictures, it appears that the slab has been opened and super glued back together. The coin itself doesn't appear to be MS-69. You can clearly see decent hits on the face and breast that would no way allow it to be such a lofty grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeaceJoeMorgan, post: 522742, member: 16473"]I bought this coin several years ago off of eBay. It's an ICG slabbed 2000 Silver Eagle with the grade MS-69. As I recall, I only paid around $20 for it. Back then, it didn't even occur to me to question the integrity of a slab, especially for such a low priced coin. I didn't notice this until just a day or two ago when I photographed it in preparation to sell it on eBay myself. Now, as long as everyone here agrees with me that it's been tampered with, I'll break it out and sell it as a non-certified run-of-the-mill 2000 American Silver Eagle. A pretty cheap lesson for me. Take a look at the pictures, it appears that the slab has been opened and super glued back together. The coin itself doesn't appear to be MS-69. You can clearly see decent hits on the face and breast that would no way allow it to be such a lofty grade.[/QUOTE]
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