Sideways Morgan = Fake ?

Gristlebeard · February 6, 2003 8:01AM

I'm no expert on slabs since I don't owe any slab coins but is it suspicious for a coin to be sideways in a slab ?

Ebay Sideways Morgan

Thanks for your input
G

coppercoins · February 6, 2003 8:02AM

If I'm not mistaken that's one of the old slabs that don't hold the coin tight. They rattle around and work themselves in all different kinds of alignments.

hookedoncoins · February 6, 2003 8:04AM

Coppercoins is right... thats a old PCGS rattler:-d. I can stand how they don't hold the coin firm.

-Jarrett Roberts

Gristlebeard · February 6, 2003 8:05AM

Interesting, I never knew they could move in there. Is it a good idea to send a coin like this in to get a new slab? Are the newer ones better ?

Baley · February 6, 2003 8:10AM

maybe, and yes, if you mean as far as is the coin likely to rotate

09sVDB · February 6, 2003 8:11AM

I just checked the cert. verification and it is indeed what the slab says it is.

gsaguy · February 6, 2003 8:18AM

I just hold my head at an angle and the coin looks fine.

GSAGUY

Gristlebeard · February 6, 2003 8:21AM

I have seen a few threads on here about "cracking" slabs etc. In general if you buy one of these older ones, do you send it back in to regrade it and get the slab updated or is it ok to just keep it as is ?

coppercoins · February 6, 2003 8:33AM

Some people prefer the old slabs, some people don't. That woul be a personal taste issue in addition to a sales issue if that's the point of your question. Some people are just out there to buy the oldest slabs.

FC57Coins · February 6, 2003 8:34AM

It's ok to keep as is - a lot of people feel that coins in rattlers were more strictly graded - but that's not always the case. This particular coin looks like it was graded correctly, so I'd leave it in it's home.

Frank

Gristlebeard · February 6, 2003 8:42AM

Thanks for all the replies, I'm learning a lot. I do like this coin but I'm a bit over my coin budget right now.

Cheers
G

boz · February 6, 2003 9:34AM

I have one that is totally upside down in the holder. I just figured it was one of those days for whomever graded and put it in.

mbbiker · February 6, 2003 12:11PM

I have a peace dollar that is sideways in the holder the same way.

Coppernicus · February 6, 2003 12:26PM

It's in a "rattler" and seems to be correctly graded (as far as I can tell from the pic), so LET IT BE, LET IT BE, LET IT BE, YAH LET IT BE, THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.....

Sideways Morgan = Fake ?

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