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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 24634979, member: 93371&quot;]More from the Chinese bad seller of counterfeit “coins” in fake “PCGS” slabs, these are just two of the recent ones listed to be sold…</p><p><br /></p><p>The first example has some of the best seller images I have seen for these, but things go sideways pretty quickly on further review!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567357[/ATTACH] </p><p>Those familiar with genuine PCGS slabs will notice at least one thing missing; and then there is the barcode:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567358[/ATTACH] </p><p>But most importantly, there is the “coin”!</p><p><br /></p><p>Attributing it (ALWAYS MY 1ST STEP!) to known genuine examples “VAMS” shows a unique for this date/ example mint mark location/ placement:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567359[/ATTACH] </p><p>And comparing it to the known common reverse used for all years of these counterfeits (like the 1881-CC) you see common features:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567360[/ATTACH] </p><p>Unfortunately, the on-line cert used for this one is no help, as there are no images of the genuine example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567361[/ATTACH] </p><p>Full disclosure- I have a grading discussion going on this one on Coin Chat at: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thoughts-on-the-grade-of-this-1883-cc-morgan.406321/#post-24634956" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thoughts-on-the-grade-of-this-1883-cc-morgan.406321/#post-24634956">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thoughts-on-the-grade-of-this-1883-cc-morgan.406321/#post-24634956</a> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />...</p><p><br /></p><p>But, looking through the PCGS auction archive turns up another example!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567362[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Clicking “original lot” shows this example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567363[/ATTACH] </p><p>And this one DOES have an on-line cert image:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567364[/ATTACH] </p><p>Comparing this bad example to the genuine one (on the right) yields these images:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567365[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Swing and another miss!</p><p><br /></p><p>And then comparing both bad reverses we see the same bad mintmark location and major flaw:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567366[/ATTACH] </p><p>And the “punch line”…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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