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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2536540, member: 112"]For years people asked the question - what about fake slabs ? - when there were no fake slabs, and never had been except for one isolated time in the very beginning (late 80's) when a few fake slabs were identified, and then never again for 20 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then, can't remember exactly when but I'm thinking it was around '07, some did begin to appear, and they came in all flavors. </p><p><br /></p><p>At first the TPGs offered up diagnostics to identify them, but the counterfeiters paid attention and corrected their mistakes - and said thank you very much ! To which the TPGs paid attention - and quit helping the bad guys. </p><p><br /></p><p>And where's that leave all of you ? Right between the proverbial rock and hard place ! So what do ya do about it ? The same thing you should have been doing all along - only buy from trusted and respected dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do that and you have minimized your risk for buying counterfeit coins and counterfeit slabs as much as it can possibly be minimized. How and why ? Because trusted and respected dealers stand behind what they sell and will always give you a refund should the worst ever happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for correctly identifying fake slabs, well, there's really only one way - send them in to the TPG whose name is on it. Pretty much anything else is nothing but guesswork, and what the OP is talking about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2536540, member: 112"]For years people asked the question - what about fake slabs ? - when there were no fake slabs, and never had been except for one isolated time in the very beginning (late 80's) when a few fake slabs were identified, and then never again for 20 years. And then, can't remember exactly when but I'm thinking it was around '07, some did begin to appear, and they came in all flavors. At first the TPGs offered up diagnostics to identify them, but the counterfeiters paid attention and corrected their mistakes - and said thank you very much ! To which the TPGs paid attention - and quit helping the bad guys. And where's that leave all of you ? Right between the proverbial rock and hard place ! So what do ya do about it ? The same thing you should have been doing all along - only buy from trusted and respected dealers. Do that and you have minimized your risk for buying counterfeit coins and counterfeit slabs as much as it can possibly be minimized. How and why ? Because trusted and respected dealers stand behind what they sell and will always give you a refund should the worst ever happen. As for correctly identifying fake slabs, well, there's really only one way - send them in to the TPG whose name is on it. Pretty much anything else is nothing but guesswork, and what the OP is talking about.[/QUOTE]
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