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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 2277047, member: 29751&quot;]NGC has graded and slabbed more than 30 million coins.&nbsp; Counting the one pictured in this thread, I have seen probably 10 or 20 even remotely passable fakes of NGC slabs.&nbsp; I&#039;ll take those odds.&nbsp; And, there is nothing that can&#039;t really be examined properly on a coin in an edge view holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Faked slabs are NOT made to fool experts and well seasoned numismatists.&nbsp; They are made to fool newbies or those buying blindly.&nbsp; In which case, for a person who is new to the hobby, I can guarantee you that the probability of buying a fake coin raw is MUCH higher than buying a fake coin in a slab.&nbsp; Of course, a newbie may also not know what a coin&#039;s true value is, and may overpay for slabbed material -- but that is a different topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have lots of raw and slabbed coins -- but I also know what I&#039;m doing in terms of grading and authenticity.&nbsp; The comment of being &quot;<i>very glad to have avoided collecting slabbed coins for the duration of my numismatic life</i>&quot; has no bearing on the issue in this thread -- it implies that you somehow avoid fakes by only buying raw coins -- which is nonsense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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