Something seems off about this coin and slab... is it real? Thx https://www.ebay.com/itm/294397135157?hash=item448b6fc935:g:mJUAAOSwXmBhPrR2
I'm fairly certain the slab is fake. The label isn't right although other parts of the holder are close.
First time I have seen a listing with a slabbed coin out of the slab in the seller's photos. Old photo prior to grading?
I'd say the suspicion is likely well-placed here, though I lack the knowledge to outright condemn what I saw there. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-counterfeit-coins-in-counterfeit-pcgs-holders.362922/ https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/chinese-starter-kit-for-fake-pcgs-holders.html I've seen it (and done it, when there's been a crackout situation or some reason I felt it necessary to show a pre-slab image). But never without explanation. And usually if it's a crackout situation, the slab is no longer relevant so I don't show that (except maybe the removed label). So yeah, this one smells fishy. Oftentimes the font is a giveaway on the fake PCGS slabs, but the difference is subtle, sometimes. I really can't tell, in the photos of this one.
Well, the cert page is no help, since it's an older, pre-Secure Plus, pre-Gold Shield, non-imaged cert. Unsurprisingly, it does match up to the type and date of the coin.
I collect Japanese coins as I lived there among other places. If this coin is real it ought to sell for around USD 450. I would want to know the weight as I have come across several Silver yen coins that are underweight by at least 0.5 grams. It is difficult to assess any wear marks without holding the coin. The PCGS holder doesn't pass as genuine. The seller doesn't have a track record on E-Bay before. I am skeptical.
I am also skeptical. I'd want calipers and a scale on it, and the time to look up other ones that have photos. That slab looks super sketchy, the font looks all off but I am also not a student of slabs. Zero feedback seller and yup skeptical.
Thanks for everyone's help looks like a good deal too good to be true. I never bought any Japanese coins before so I guess I'll need to be extra careful.
Feel free to make inquiries. Several of the comments in this thread come from knowledgeable Japanese coin collectors. Good luck with you collecting.
I want to say its a fake.......look at sellers completed auctions: https://www.ebay.com/sch/timjohn-51...lete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684 Fake 5 yang which is a pricey coin.....if hes selling a fake pcgs slab/coin, I wouldn't trust anything else he/she has.
