Interesting how this will play out, fascinated by the story...(you want to play Sherlock?)

For the sake of anonymity, I'll withhold specific links/details until I can get some feedback/sort out from the seller as to what is happening? Once I do, I'll post the details...
There is a coin for sale on eBay in an old rattler that looks really nice. I always check the cert # on PCGS.com. I did, and it comes up as "That Cert is not available for display."
The seller's photo are very good, both in whole slab and also cropped. I've also bought from the seller before without problems. But the coin looks real nice!!
I then go to CAC and type in the cert# and voila, the cert comes up as CAC approved. What the ???? The eBay auction doesn't have a CAC sticker on the slab, the seller doesn't mention CAC anywhere in the auction, and the cert# is not available for display on PCGS?
I texted the seller to make him aware of the situation and expressed my interest in the coin, I wonder what is going on here (I have some suspicions that I'll withhold until later).
Based on these facts (and the only facts that I have), what do you think is going on? I'll post later once I (hopefully) sort this out to see who guesses the right problem...
There is a coin for sale on eBay in an old rattler that looks really nice. I always check the cert # on PCGS.com. I did, and it comes up as "That Cert is not available for display."
The seller's photo are very good, both in whole slab and also cropped. I've also bought from the seller before without problems. But the coin looks real nice!!
I then go to CAC and type in the cert# and voila, the cert comes up as CAC approved. What the ???? The eBay auction doesn't have a CAC sticker on the slab, the seller doesn't mention CAC anywhere in the auction, and the cert# is not available for display on PCGS?
I texted the seller to make him aware of the situation and expressed my interest in the coin, I wonder what is going on here (I have some suspicions that I'll withhold until later).
Based on these facts (and the only facts that I have), what do you think is going on? I'll post later once I (hopefully) sort this out to see who guesses the right problem...
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<< <i>I have no idea what is going on, but it would be enough for me to walk away.... I sense that you will not, so let us know what you find...Cheers, RickO >>
Might add that I do find it extremely unlikely that he would leave out CAC in the auction if the
coin/slab actually was CAC'd
Coin had a CAC sticker when the cert number was valid.
Coin was regraded (sent in for an upgrade) and was reholdered, but for some reason it was re-issued it previous (now invalid number). Coin was never sent in for a new bean.
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I have a friend at PCGS (thank you!!!!) who looked it up for me to see if it was a legit coin with a mix up or something. The coin is legit, apparently some of the super old cert#'s didn't carry over to the new system, but the coin is legit. It's in an old rattler holder.
I let the dealer know (again, I've bought from him before) that the coin is good and I just bought the coin. On top of that, he gave me a better deal than was advertised, really cool of him!
And I have ZERO idea why the coin doesn't have a sticker on it...he said he bought a large lot of coins and this was in the lot. I bet someone got it stickered a long time ago and someone peeled off the sticker thinking it was just a green sticker or something, but the coin is indeed a CAC approved coin. When I receive the coin I'll just send it into CAC for re-stickering.
Strange day...with 24+ inches of snow outside my house.
PS. Will post a picture when I received it
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<< <i>So, it turned out just like I wrote.
Spot on!!
Except for the motivation part...not sure about that.
The coin with a CAC green sticker would have sold for about $250 more than it was listed at (about the going rate premium for a CAC sticker on this coin), so I think the dealer really bought it without the sticker (for whatever reason, the sticker wasn't on it). To be honest I don't even know why I went to check CAC website...it's just the coin looked so nice for the grade (from the photos), my curiosity drove me to go look/see on the CAC website. I was dumbfounded when the cert# actually came up as approved.
worked out for you. Why don't you
post pics after its reCACed !!!
<< <i>Interesting turn of events. Glad it
worked out for you. Why don't you
post pics after its reCACed !!!
As far as the CAC on the OP coin, some would feel a green sticker instead of gold on a rattler is worthy of being peeled off if auctioned.