Are GSA holders going to be the next suspect ?

Louis

WTCG

Re-attached GSA holders are already a known problem. GSA holders are more airtight than the first generation PCGS holders.

kwmorgan

I would think it would be fairly easy to tell a reattached GSA holder. I have a 1883-CC that I bought around 2001 for about $80. There were no papers with it and someone had attempted to crack it out. It just says "Silver Dollar", but if cracked out would get MS-63. The damage incurred to the holder would make it obvious if they were to try to reuse it. That plastic seems to splinter very easily. I'm not saying its not possible, but it would require a lot of work. Also, the GSA's to take a very close look at would be 1890-CC and 1891-CC where a MS-60 in NGC only goes for about $300, but in the GSA goes for $2200. Not much incentive to repackage the GSA's from the 1880's.

gsaguy

Years ago I bought a GSA that I was sure had been tampered with. The coin looked like it had been harshly gased and the holder itself had a different look to it.....sort of yellowish along the edges.

I've still got that ugly piece of crap and need to pull it out to take to a show some time. Could be educational for others to see.

Louis

<< <i>Years ago I bought a GSA that I was sure had been tampered with. The coin looked like it had been harshly gased and the holder itself had a different look to it.....sort of yellowish along the edges.

I've still got that ugly piece of crap and need to pull it out to take to a show some time. Could be educational for others to see. >>




How about The Money Show in January ?

gsaguy

Definite possibility Louis. Are you interested in seeing that piece? When I laid the holder, with backlighting, side by side with other GSA's, you could see the differences.

Another lousy tampering job I used to see at a show (forget which one, but the guy always had the coin laid out) was an 1878-CC GSA in a Silver Dollar holder. That particular date came only in the Uncirculated Holder, though I seem to recall that a single piece was sold in the Silver Dollar Holder. This one though, was not it.

The guy also had an 1890 and 91-CC in tampered holders. They were easy to spot.

paigowjohnny

Always look for the little black pips that hold the coin in place in GSA holders. If you don't see them, that's one red flag.

UncleWiggly

All holders are suspect.

ABC123

The old-style ANACS holders also appear to be prone to tampering !