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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1575766, member: 4626"]That's not been my experience. I can't see how you could get one of them open without it being very obvious that you did as it would utterly destroy the holder. Ones older than mine maybe (oldest ANACS slab I have was graded about 2005). I hear ones newer than mine are even more tamper evident.</p><p><br /></p><p>Broke open an NGC slab and I can tell you there's no way you're getting one of those open without it being obvious. Almost hurt myself doing it!</p><p><br /></p><p>If someone did break open a slab, change the coin, and reseal it somehow, it should be obvious that the coin doesn't grade what the label says anyway (damage to the slab should be very obvious too; I don't care how easy it is to open, you reseal it it's going to be very obvious in the appearance of the slab that the seams don't match properly). Another good reason to have a "buy the coin not the slab" mentality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1575766, member: 4626"]That's not been my experience. I can't see how you could get one of them open without it being very obvious that you did as it would utterly destroy the holder. Ones older than mine maybe (oldest ANACS slab I have was graded about 2005). I hear ones newer than mine are even more tamper evident. Broke open an NGC slab and I can tell you there's no way you're getting one of those open without it being obvious. Almost hurt myself doing it! If someone did break open a slab, change the coin, and reseal it somehow, it should be obvious that the coin doesn't grade what the label says anyway (damage to the slab should be very obvious too; I don't care how easy it is to open, you reseal it it's going to be very obvious in the appearance of the slab that the seams don't match properly). Another good reason to have a "buy the coin not the slab" mentality.[/QUOTE]
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