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<p>[QUOTE="Coinmanryan, post: 3458640, member: 102137"][ATTACH=full]919578[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]919579[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>What I usually do when buying a slabbed coin is: first I check the NGC or pcgs number to make sure it matches up and checks out as a legit serial number on their website , secondly I review the coin with the ngc or pcgs photo on their website looking closely for any particular or obvious bag marks or other luster marks or detail that may match up to the coin. Third look at the position of the coin relative to its holder and compare it to the one your buying or have bought it should be positioned almost exactly the same (slight tilt, date lines up with edge, etc) and fourth look at the holder itself for imperfections and compare it to the holder they are selling look fore particular scratches or maybe a spot of dust that was sealed with the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the speck of dust at the two o’clock position on the holder and the 4 on 1994 in relation to the holder. This coin in my photos is not bogus! Just sad we have to be this cautious anymore when buying a coin I hope this helps ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinmanryan, post: 3458640, member: 102137"][ATTACH=full]919578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]919579[/ATTACH] What I usually do when buying a slabbed coin is: first I check the NGC or pcgs number to make sure it matches up and checks out as a legit serial number on their website , secondly I review the coin with the ngc or pcgs photo on their website looking closely for any particular or obvious bag marks or other luster marks or detail that may match up to the coin. Third look at the position of the coin relative to its holder and compare it to the one your buying or have bought it should be positioned almost exactly the same (slight tilt, date lines up with edge, etc) and fourth look at the holder itself for imperfections and compare it to the holder they are selling look fore particular scratches or maybe a spot of dust that was sealed with the coin. Note the speck of dust at the two o’clock position on the holder and the 4 on 1994 in relation to the holder. This coin in my photos is not bogus! Just sad we have to be this cautious anymore when buying a coin I hope this helps ![/QUOTE]
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