Mark Stilson Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 NGC has posted a warning about the fake slabs which have been hitting the market lately. With tips on how to recognize them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks for the tips, Mark (if that is your real name...)! Really the only time I've bought slabs in the last few years is from Heritage. I trust them... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I imagine the counterfeiters will use this type of info to improve their product. It doesn't seem that they'd be in something like this as a one-time shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 For NGC or any of the other companies faked its a damned if you do and a damned if you don't. If they don't come out with something like this everyone will be asking why don't they do anything. And reality about the only thing they have going for them is public education and the hope of help from law enforcement. At least this may help keep down numbers of fakes on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks for the tips, Mark (if that is your real name...)! Really the only time I've bought slabs in the last few years is from Heritage. I trust them... I think. Yep, Mark is my real name. Even my sons name. I think I remember seeing something about a fake turning up on one of the known auction sties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 From the article: HOLOGRAM DETAIL 1. There are several misspellings on the PNG portion of the counterfeit hologram. This is the easiest way to identify a fake holder in hand. 1. KNOWLEDGE is incorrectly spelled with an R as RNOWLEDGE 2. INTEGRITY is incorrectly spelled with a G as INTEGRIGY 3. NUMISMATISTS in incorrectly spelled as NUNISMATISTS Wha? Sounds like Chinglish is being spoken here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristofer Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 From the article:Wha? Sounds like Chinglish is being spoken here All your base are belong to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcat Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 NGC better start making some changes to keep the fakers at bay. It won't take them long to correct those errors. Fatcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 The market is now being flooded with counterfeits of not only coins but the slabs as well. Not all are detectable. Same with the faked coins in them. There are some counterfeit coins being placed in real slabs, real coins in counterfeit slabs and fakes in fakes. The real coins in the fake slabs are for much higher grades. I've also seen one slab with the wrong coin and the for sure wrong grade. Could not tell the slab had been tampered with. As this coin boom increases you'll see much, much more of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 NGC has posted a warning about the fake slabs which have been hitting the market [ Mark, This is one of the advantages of this forum... knowledge, which gives us power. Thanks for helping us be more powerful. Corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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