Another ridiculous spelling error on a SEGS slab label

lordmarcovan

I am beginning to think that SEGS is as bad as Those-Who-Are-Better-Left-Unnamed (you know who),
at least when it comes to silly spelling errors on the labels.

Check out this early cent with the "basil" state reverse.

Umm, I think they meant basal, perhaps? Last I checked, basil was an herb!

No wonder the guy didn't note the service in his title. I usually click on those auctions that merely say "certified" in the title, without mentioning which service certified the coin. Nine times out of ten, this means the coin was slapped, er, slabbed, by You-Know-Who. This one was a rare exception, though just as pathetic.

I am surprised that the seller, being an EAC member, did not crack the coin out of the slab.

kryptonitecomics

I think Basil is the correct term for this coin as it looks like someone cooked it in a pot for a little while. Fortunately they have cleaned off the tomato sauce before slabbing it.

lordmarcovan

Now, if it were an oregano reverse, on the other hand, then we'd be talkin'!

braddick

How do we know SEGS got it wrong and not the Seller?
Wrong spelling notwithstanding, I appreciate the grade, less than POOR (PO01) especially on a coin like this where the detail side is the expensive side of the coin (gotta see those stars to know what you've got!).

I wish the full holder had also been shown.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>How do we know SEGS got it wrong and not the Seller? >>



Because it says so on the label.

lathmach

I don't get why you're slamming SEGS. First, as Braddick notes, the misspelling is probably the fault of the seller, not SEGS.
This variety is so rare, that most collectors will never in their lives even see one.
It was probably sent to SEGS for authentication and encapsulation because an Early American Copper specialist would be the one grading and authenticating it at SEGS.

Ray

*Bob Grellman is the copper specialist

zenny

also funny that the seller didn't catch the spelling error, as he reproduced it letter for letter in auction description.

KlectorKid

it does show it on the label.

Rampage

Ray and Braddick. The SEGS label shows up in the scans. You have to scroll your screen to the right to see it though. Ray answered my question on whether or not it really is worth that much money. I do not know coppers, so I guess it is. Still a very nice scan. Richard.

braddick

Ok, there you go. I see it now. The right side of the images wasn't showing up on my screen.
Lordmarcovan- good catch! It's interesting SEGS would use this grade but disturbing they'de spell it wrong!

Expensive coin too.

lathmach

Ok, I see the label now. I didn't realize there were other pictures.

Ray

abuell

I'd be darned proud to own any S-48 - the odds are that as soon as it's sold it will be out of the holder anyways!

lordmarcovan

Yeah, the coin is OK, I guess. And before this post, I've always had a reputation as being a SEGS apologist, rather than bashing them. I do have (some) nice things to say about them, too (more than most folks do, it would seem). But something like this makes them look amateurish and lose a little respect from me.

And yes- y'all have to scroll to the right to see the label in that picture.

Note I said "another" in the title to this thread. This is not the first misspelled-label SEGS slab I've seen. They have a long way to sink before they are in the cesspool with You-Know-Who, though.

gmarguli

I had a Sacagawea that SEGS mispelled "Millennium" on the insert. No big deal. SEGS prints the inserts up using a DOS-based system.

It's not big deal. After all, in the Superior auction there is a 1794 half dollar in VF35 slabbed by PCGS. Only problem is it says dollar on the slab. Everyone makes mistakes.

There is also a forum member that purchased a 1909-S VDB 1¢ in a PCGS slab. The only problem was it was missing the VDB.

lordmarcovan

Yeah, all the services make mistakes on their labels, I guess, humans being what they are. I've never seen an erroneous NGC label, though I'm sure there are a few out there.

A minor spelling error like the one I pointed out is really a nitpicky thing- it just brings down my opinion of a service a little. And when PCGS puts the wrong date or denomination on a label, though it is easy enough to imagine considering their volume, it still makes me wonder. Not exactly confidence-boosting, y'know?