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<p>[QUOTE="JLASS, post: 7772864, member: 122189"]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>First post here, though I’ve been browsing for a bit. I’m hoping to ask you experts about a coin I recently acquired - a lifetime issue Alexander III tetradrachm. It is in an NGC slab (I know slabbing is controversial - I bought it that way), but the coin seems to be mostly off 1 prong of the holder and rattles a very small amount (with possible contact between front of holder and coin). I’ve attached some photos. I asked the seller about it and he said it was normal and they see this kind of thing all the time because the coins are not perfectly round, but I’d really appreciate a second opinion on the holder issue. Except for the holder, I’m quite happy with the coin! Thanks in advance, and apologies for the poor photos (and if this is already in a thread I missed)[ATTACH=full]1333116[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333120[/ATTACH] [FLOAT_RIGHT][FLOAT_LEFT][FLOAT_RIGHT][/FLOAT_RIGHT][/FLOAT_LEFT][/FLOAT_RIGHT][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JLASS, post: 7772864, member: 122189"]Hello all, First post here, though I’ve been browsing for a bit. I’m hoping to ask you experts about a coin I recently acquired - a lifetime issue Alexander III tetradrachm. It is in an NGC slab (I know slabbing is controversial - I bought it that way), but the coin seems to be mostly off 1 prong of the holder and rattles a very small amount (with possible contact between front of holder and coin). I’ve attached some photos. I asked the seller about it and he said it was normal and they see this kind of thing all the time because the coins are not perfectly round, but I’d really appreciate a second opinion on the holder issue. Except for the holder, I’m quite happy with the coin! Thanks in advance, and apologies for the poor photos (and if this is already in a thread I missed)[ATTACH=full]1333116[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333120[/ATTACH] [FLOAT_RIGHT][FLOAT_LEFT][FLOAT_RIGHT][/FLOAT_RIGHT][/FLOAT_LEFT][/FLOAT_RIGHT][/QUOTE]
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