Fake PCGS slab auction?

Alltheabove76

http://cgi.ebay.com/1927-P-PEACE-PCGS-MS63_W0QQitemZ230328651944QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item35a0a850a8

MajorDuty

What are your diagnostics?

JustaRookie

Please elaborate......what makes you question this?

Alltheabove76

It looks very odd to me. Maybe its real. The fonts seem off. Maybe its just the lack of a barcode.

JustaRookie

<< <i>It looks very odd to me. Maybe its real. The fonts seem off. Maybe its just the lack of a barcode. >>



Some sellers strip off the bar code for multiple reasons. The seller did provide the full cert number which does verify. I don't like the fact that there is no pic of the rev.

Alltheabove76

That slab never had a bar code. No room for it. After looking at some other slabs at www.sampleslabs.com, I see I am probably wrong. I am just not used to seeing those without the barcode and have become overly suspcious because so much fakery is out there.

JustaRookie

<< <i>That slab never had a bar code. No room for it. >>



I would agree that it appears very questionable but it is also obvious that the image has been altered as well.

Edited to add: Send the seller a question asking for pictures of the slab including the bar code and a rev picture just to see if it is legit.

19Lyds

<< <i>It looks very odd to me. Maybe its real. The fonts seem off. Maybe its just the lack of a barcode. >>



Go here and educate yourself.

Pay particular attention to PCGS Slab 6, 6.1, 6.2, 7, and 8.

JustaRookie

Thanks 19Lyds, I should have also mentioned that on my previous responses thus the seller should include a pic of the reverse side of the slab/coin to alleviate any concern as most are not educated in the history of all of the PCGS slabbing labels. Great reference post as well.

robkool

It's an earlier blue label holder... Can't tell whether it's genuine for sure without a reverse pic, or a close up pic.