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<p>[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 60480, member: 1674"]a little research has shown Aboncom (the eBay PowerSeller) and SGS are one in the same entity. </p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased a modern proof Lincoln cent (PF70, of course) from them. I wanted a PF65/PF66 quality of coin and the price was right for that grade so I bought from them. I got what I paid for, knowing exactly what I would get, unfortunately some people believe the PF\MS70 SGS hype and overpay for aboncom's coins. To their credit, my coin didn't arrive (lost in the mail) and they did send a replacement with no hassles.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite part of SGS is the "slab"/COA themselves. The slab is a cheap plastic case that can be purchased from sellers in CoinWorld and it is "sealed" with a piece of gold colored tape at the top and the bottom. The COA has a "serial number" that matches the coin, but it isn't really a serial number, it is more like an item number. My coin was a 91S Cent and my serial number was something like: 1991SLincolnCentPF70. It was all quite humorous, but it did make it really easy to crack the coin out to put it in my album![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 60480, member: 1674"]a little research has shown Aboncom (the eBay PowerSeller) and SGS are one in the same entity. I purchased a modern proof Lincoln cent (PF70, of course) from them. I wanted a PF65/PF66 quality of coin and the price was right for that grade so I bought from them. I got what I paid for, knowing exactly what I would get, unfortunately some people believe the PF\MS70 SGS hype and overpay for aboncom's coins. To their credit, my coin didn't arrive (lost in the mail) and they did send a replacement with no hassles. My favorite part of SGS is the "slab"/COA themselves. The slab is a cheap plastic case that can be purchased from sellers in CoinWorld and it is "sealed" with a piece of gold colored tape at the top and the bottom. The COA has a "serial number" that matches the coin, but it isn't really a serial number, it is more like an item number. My coin was a 91S Cent and my serial number was something like: 1991SLincolnCentPF70. It was all quite humorous, but it did make it really easy to crack the coin out to put it in my album![/QUOTE]
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