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What would a tampered and reglued pcgs slab look like under black light? Can anyone describe? I have a slab that I'm going to send for a CAC sticker review.

The slab has what looks to be two very short white lines at two sections of the seam. I've always been worried about the ability of unscrupulous sellers to sell tampered with slabs. I've posted pics, black light also, of areas of concern.

Any opinions greatly appreciated.










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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Since I know how to grade the coin series that I collect, I just compare the grade of the coin in the slab with what's printed on the slab label. If they are the same, it's a safe bet that the slab is untampered with.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks fine to me.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good here, nothing jumps out

  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That slab is fine. The shell has to be sealed somewhere and pointed out a couple of those spots.

    As noted above, knowledge of the coin in it is paramount. Don't overthink this. It can make you paranoid. ;)

  • KiwiNumiKiwiNumi Posts: 119 ✭✭✭

    Those marks on the side of the slab are normal. They tend to show up in random spots on most slabs.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All seems normal to me as well. That is what PCGS slabs look like.

  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,400 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You've asked this in three different places and ways that I recall. You are overly concerned.

    Slabs are sealed via an ultrasonic process, which uses sound waves to physically MELT the two plastic halves together.

    NGC received a restraining order against an individual accused of cracking and replacing coins - the slab pictures in the court case were so obviously damaged, that I was surprised anyone would fall for it.

    There certainly are reports of coins being returned in PCGS slabs that were improperly sealed and fell open, PCGS addressed those cases (pun intended).

    If you managed to get the case to separate such that it could be glued back together, then whether it fluoresced under UV would depend on what was used to reseal. It would not be a generic sign.

    There are generations of holders and (more commonly) coin inserts that have a fluorescent component in the plastic. Could be unintentional based on the composition, it could have been an intentional security feature that wasn't used long.

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