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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7694240, member: 19463"]It is just my opinion but I believe it would be a mistake to break out any NGC error slab. They make so very few errors that a coin being one is elevated to a special level collectable in its own right. I only own one coin still in a slab. It is one of those 'other' brand slabs that makes enough errors that there really is nothing there to see but I still keep it sealed to show people that we collect coins not the labels someone stuck on them. Unfortunately I am terrible at photographing coins in slabs but that might be from having so little practice.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320858[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It might be good to mention that this mint did use PTR for the issues before the two soldiers, two standards type that preceded this one standard version including my campgate. Hey, at least NGC read the legend correctly identifying Constantine II while NNC failed to note the difference an N makes in my coin that is the only reason I would buy a slab of theirs in the first place. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those who have been paying attention here on CT may recall one of our number posting an NGC slab containing a now infamous and very common fake. My example below was given to me by the seller when he refunded my purchase. I gave it away so it now resides with the one in the slab. That collector has better evidence whether or not the two coins are fakes. If the NGC coin is the mother of mine, might we see a trace of its encrustations reproduced on my coin? Who remembers this thread? What happened to the valued member who posted it?</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/source-coin-of-the-carisius-counterfeits.322219/#post-3665248" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/source-coin-of-the-carisius-counterfeits.322219/#post-3665248">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/source-coin-of-the-carisius-counterfeits.322219/#post-3665248</a></p><p>Be sure to read how David Sear is mentioned in that thread. I would really like to know details of how that fake came to be in an NGC slab. To my way of seeing it, I'd rather have that slabbed fake than a genuine denarius of this type. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320864[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We all make mistakes. Some people make a few mistakes and get mentioned in Coin Talk. Do you have any idea how many people have published on Einstein's errors? One:</p><p><a href="https://astronomy.com/news/2018/09/5-times-einstein-was-wrong" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://astronomy.com/news/2018/09/5-times-einstein-was-wrong" rel="nofollow">https://astronomy.com/news/2018/09/5-times-einstein-was-wrong</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7694240, member: 19463"]It is just my opinion but I believe it would be a mistake to break out any NGC error slab. They make so very few errors that a coin being one is elevated to a special level collectable in its own right. I only own one coin still in a slab. It is one of those 'other' brand slabs that makes enough errors that there really is nothing there to see but I still keep it sealed to show people that we collect coins not the labels someone stuck on them. Unfortunately I am terrible at photographing coins in slabs but that might be from having so little practice. [ATTACH=full]1320858[/ATTACH] It might be good to mention that this mint did use PTR for the issues before the two soldiers, two standards type that preceded this one standard version including my campgate. Hey, at least NGC read the legend correctly identifying Constantine II while NNC failed to note the difference an N makes in my coin that is the only reason I would buy a slab of theirs in the first place. Those who have been paying attention here on CT may recall one of our number posting an NGC slab containing a now infamous and very common fake. My example below was given to me by the seller when he refunded my purchase. I gave it away so it now resides with the one in the slab. That collector has better evidence whether or not the two coins are fakes. If the NGC coin is the mother of mine, might we see a trace of its encrustations reproduced on my coin? Who remembers this thread? What happened to the valued member who posted it? [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/source-coin-of-the-carisius-counterfeits.322219/#post-3665248[/URL] Be sure to read how David Sear is mentioned in that thread. I would really like to know details of how that fake came to be in an NGC slab. To my way of seeing it, I'd rather have that slabbed fake than a genuine denarius of this type. [ATTACH=full]1320864[/ATTACH] We all make mistakes. Some people make a few mistakes and get mentioned in Coin Talk. Do you have any idea how many people have published on Einstein's errors? One: [URL]https://astronomy.com/news/2018/09/5-times-einstein-was-wrong[/URL][/QUOTE]
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