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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5542260, member: 116145"]That's an excellent point - mentally I was imagining a counterfeit PCGS slab that was good enough to pass a superficial once over by someone with some experience and expertise - I nearly spent several thousand dollars on a vintage Rolex - the price was slightly too good to believe, but within the realm of possibility, so I asked for better pictures of the movement and / or for inspection at my expense at a local watchmaker / jeweler (I believe they were in Chicago) - better pictures of the movement, grudgingly provided, showed that they were using some non-Rolex gears and such, though the bones of the movement were correct - but that's a difference that means a lot - is it an original Shelby Cobra with matching serial numbers / VINS or is it a restoration with a new Mustang engine? That's sort of the question. I have a hard time imagining a counterfeit PCGS or NGC slab with a counterfeit coin that would pass muster in this forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5542260, member: 116145"]That's an excellent point - mentally I was imagining a counterfeit PCGS slab that was good enough to pass a superficial once over by someone with some experience and expertise - I nearly spent several thousand dollars on a vintage Rolex - the price was slightly too good to believe, but within the realm of possibility, so I asked for better pictures of the movement and / or for inspection at my expense at a local watchmaker / jeweler (I believe they were in Chicago) - better pictures of the movement, grudgingly provided, showed that they were using some non-Rolex gears and such, though the bones of the movement were correct - but that's a difference that means a lot - is it an original Shelby Cobra with matching serial numbers / VINS or is it a restoration with a new Mustang engine? That's sort of the question. I have a hard time imagining a counterfeit PCGS or NGC slab with a counterfeit coin that would pass muster in this forum.[/QUOTE]
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