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<p>[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7572434, member: 90913"]The seasoned members here probably already know this, but it was news to me when I saw this photo this weekend. I never knew COAs could get certified.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305594[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I'm confused about why COAs would get slabbed. I'd understand if the holder was designed to hold <i>both</i> the coin and the COA as an integral unit. But that's not the case here. Wouldn't a coin slabbed by a TPG already mean it's authentic, and thus render a COA redundant? Then I started to think maybe the guy has a raw coin and wants its accompanying COA authenticated. But now, if that's the case, then anyone can switch around the coin that is supposed to be paired with the COA.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I'm back in Square One. Would appreciate your help in explaining why a COA should be authenticated. Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>(P.S. Was also wondering how PCGS could authenticate a printed COA with no security features - or am I wrong about that?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7572434, member: 90913"]The seasoned members here probably already know this, but it was news to me when I saw this photo this weekend. I never knew COAs could get certified. [ATTACH=full]1305594[/ATTACH] Now I'm confused about why COAs would get slabbed. I'd understand if the holder was designed to hold [I]both[/I] the coin and the COA as an integral unit. But that's not the case here. Wouldn't a coin slabbed by a TPG already mean it's authentic, and thus render a COA redundant? Then I started to think maybe the guy has a raw coin and wants its accompanying COA authenticated. But now, if that's the case, then anyone can switch around the coin that is supposed to be paired with the COA. So I'm back in Square One. Would appreciate your help in explaining why a COA should be authenticated. Thanks. (P.S. Was also wondering how PCGS could authenticate a printed COA with no security features - or am I wrong about that?)[/QUOTE]
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