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<p>[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3231815, member: 92083"]Not only can the label be faked, but so can an actual slab. This is why learning how to grade coins yourself is key, as well as understanding how coins are minted. Even study which slabs were used by which companies for certain time periods. Also study common counterfeited or altered targets (1916-D Mercury dime, 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent, 1916 Standing Liberty quarter, 1893-S Morgan dollar, etc.) to learn the telltale signs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why? Because I have seen the following situations:</p><p><br /></p><p>A. Grading companies slabbing counterfeit coins they mistakenly deemed as genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>B. People who faked an actual slab and label to put a counterfeit or altered coin inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>C. People who put genuine coins in a fake slab with a fake label, but the coin is a lower grade and/or is damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>D. People putting a genuine label inside a fake slab, using either a counterfeit or altered coin or a genuine coin with a lower grade and/or is damaged</p><p><br /></p><p>When you see enough slab labels from different companies made over the years it gets easy to spot fake labels very quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3231815, member: 92083"]Not only can the label be faked, but so can an actual slab. This is why learning how to grade coins yourself is key, as well as understanding how coins are minted. Even study which slabs were used by which companies for certain time periods. Also study common counterfeited or altered targets (1916-D Mercury dime, 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent, 1916 Standing Liberty quarter, 1893-S Morgan dollar, etc.) to learn the telltale signs. Why? Because I have seen the following situations: A. Grading companies slabbing counterfeit coins they mistakenly deemed as genuine. B. People who faked an actual slab and label to put a counterfeit or altered coin inside. C. People who put genuine coins in a fake slab with a fake label, but the coin is a lower grade and/or is damaged. D. People putting a genuine label inside a fake slab, using either a counterfeit or altered coin or a genuine coin with a lower grade and/or is damaged When you see enough slab labels from different companies made over the years it gets easy to spot fake labels very quickly.[/QUOTE]
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