Would love some help authenticating a slabbed coin

HardCorah

I'm hoping somebody can help me verify a graded slabbed silver dollar. I've done quite a bit of research in homework but can't come to any sort of answer as to whether or not this coin is a legit PCGS graded and slabbed coin. I suppose before I go in any more detail I will simply just let the community take a look at the pictures provided in the link, it's from my cell phone Samsung link share. Thanks in advance and any help or advice is much appreciated if nothing else I suppose I'll just have to send it in and see what happens I didn't think it would be this hard to verify whether or not it's real real I tried looking up a whole bunch of different slabs used and am just more unsure.

HardCorah

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/sv2pk1O1Rrms

MrEureka

Definitely bad.

In the future, you can use the PCGS cert verification service here:

https://www.pcgs.com/cert

HardCorah

Would you mind detailing how this is so obvious or what exactly is dead give away... Like I said I'm not any sort of an expert or anything but I do have eyes and I've looked up a bunch of different slabs and I seemed to be very hard to identify identify which characteristics of this holder aren't in line with a genuine holder?

LanceNewmanOCC

i agree with eureka. a poor quality counterfeit slab.

TomB

Listen to MrEureka, but I'll go a bit further (and more bluntly) and state that if you've looked at a bunch of slabs and coins and still cannot tell why that is bad then you shouldn't be buying coins.

JimW

@MrEureka said:
Definitely bad.

In the future, you can use the PCGS cert verification service here:

https://www.pcgs.com/cert

This ^ and the coin grade seems way off from what the holder says. And the label looks funny, although that is more of just an eye thing from having looked at many PCGS slabs.

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Ike1964

The font on the label is a giveaway that it's fake.

pursuitofliberty

What they all said ... ^^^

And actually, the grade on the holder is the one thing that should have made you run away before you figured out the holder is bad. That's not even close to a 64.

pcgscacgold

Easy decision. Cert lookup shoes 64. Coin is not a 64. Back away.

MsMorrisine

Not an attempt at tough love at all:

Compare that label with the label from the same generation. Most counterfeit holders are easy to spot.

MsMorrisine

MsMorrisine

That’s a genuine coin in a genuine holder

And let me add that not only will the labels be wrong, it is quite possible the plastic holder is wrong too

MsMorrisine

If you see a $1000 with a $750 BIN, you better start looking closely or you’re likely going to be out $750 buying it.

MsMorrisine

If you want any more authenticated, just post the pictures of both sides

Avocet

Many details are off for sure, but also note that while the cert number passes PCGS verification, the barcode fails.

burfle23

And my barcode reader says:

MarkW63

Here is what images I have of fake's in fake slabs.

I'll take votes on this one??
I won't disclose the source of the image (how I got it).

MarkW63

@MsMorrisine said:
That’s a genuine coin in a genuine holder

And let me add that not only will the labels be wrong, it is quite possible the plastic holder is wrong too

The what I call faded blue denim fabric weave look is very apparent on the label in the slab you posted!

BStrauss3

So...

The barcode scan fails on the PCGS app. Run Forrest Run.
The font doesn't match the holder (check the museum of holders). Run Forrest Run.
The coin doesn't match the label. Run Forrest Run.

Also, given the cert# report, "This cert is currently in a user's private Set Registry Inventory." it's less likely to be for sale.