Fake in an NGC Slab!

[Peckris 579]

Reserve judgement... If you look closely at that, it appears there may be some gunk trapped between the top acorn and the slab? It doesn't display typical wear, especially when you see the other acorns are ok. There's an 'edge' to that mark, and you can just make out the bobbles under it. Have another look Declan, you may find it's not worn as you think it is?

I just had a close look under the loupe, Peck, and you are, to a certain extent, right. Though not as much right as the photos I have posted here might suggest, I can see what you mean. Perhaps the slabber was eating a particularly flaky pasty, or rolling a cigarette with particularly old tobacco, at the time it was sealed.

Phew, my confidence in them is restored!

Or drinking acorn coffee!

[Peter 615]

Reserve judgement... If you look closely at that, it appears there may be some gunk trapped between the top acorn and the slab? It doesn't display typical wear, especially when you see the other acorns are ok. There's an 'edge' to that mark, and you can just make out the bobbles under it. Have another look Declan, you may find it's not worn as you think it is?

I just had a close look under the loupe, Peck, and you are, to a certain extent, right. Though not as much right as the photos I have posted here might suggest, I can see what you mean. Perhaps the slabber was eating a particularly flaky pasty, or rolling a cigarette with particularly old tobacco, at the time it was sealed.

Phew, my confidence in them is restored!

A bit of magic mushroom pizza or smome good weed maybe

[azda 979]

So the same seller has 1 or 2 more British coins slabbed by NGC

230851407246

230853992857

230851424836. <<< this is a belter at 3 grand

Can someone insert the urls please

[Coinery 1,153]

So the same seller has 1 or 2 more British coins slabbed by NGC

230851407246

230853992857

230851424836. <<< this is a belter at 3 grand

Can someone insert the urls please

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851407246;jsessionid=95EE3002326CC123EC61EED1247566A3?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D230851407246%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230853992857?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230853992857%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851424836?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230851424836%26_rdc%3D1

[Coinery 1,153]

So the same seller has 1 or 2 more British coins slabbed by NGC

230851407246

230853992857

230851424836. <<< this is a belter at 3 grand

Can someone insert the urls please

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851407246;jsessionid=95EE3002326CC123EC61EED1247566A3?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D230851407246%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230853992857?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230853992857%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851424836?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230851424836%26_rdc%3D1

God, they're slabbing some shite! If I saw that H8 coin unslabbed on eBay I'd run a mile! Thank goodness it's 'authenticated'!

[TomGoodheart 402]

And what the hell does VF Details mean?? Surely, a coin is either VF or it's not?

To me 'VF Details' isn't a grade. You might as well say 'some parts nice' or 'OK for it's age'! ebay grades for ebay crap.

[azda 979]

And what the hell does VF Details mean?? Surely, a coin is either VF or it's not?

To me 'VF Details' isn't a grade. You might as well say 'some parts nice' or 'OK for it's age'! ebay grades for ebay crap.

Its not ebay though Richard, it's NGC

[Coinery 1,153]

And what the hell does VF Details mean?? Surely, a coin is either VF or it's not?

To me 'VF Details' isn't a grade. You might as well say 'some parts nice' or 'OK for it's age'! ebay grades for ebay crap.

C'mon, Richard, you're not losing faith in the TPGC's are you? What they mean is: 'well struck-up SOMEWHERE, but I don't know enough to tell you which bit!'

[TomGoodheart 402]

And what the hell does VF Details mean?? Surely, a coin is either VF or it's not?

To me 'VF Details' isn't a grade. You might as well say 'some parts nice' or 'OK for it's age'! ebay grades for ebay crap.

Its not ebay though Richard, it's NGC

Exactly. And the problem being that, in the US, you can only quote a numeric grade in a coin listing if it has been provided by an approved grading company. You can't quote price list guides such as Spink (even if you don't give a grade, but just offer it for info) if the coin isn't graded by an approved grading company. And you can't list any coin for over $2500 unless it's been graded (and presumably slabbed) again, by an approved grading company.

From the ebay blog of an American dealer: "Always return coins that you feel do not meet the ANA grading standards even if a grading service has slabbed them as MS70. However, please think twice about returning a PCGS, NGC, ICG, or ANACS graded coin since they are the most reliable grading services. If you disagree with their grading educate yourself on the ANA standards. I personally no longer accept returns on these four grading services."

So if TPGCs are not offering accurate certification or grading, then there's a problem, no?

[azda 979]

You should maybe point Said blogger to the fake coin in the NGC slab and see what he has to say about the BIG 4s authenticity then

[Debbie 58]

Just out of interest, how much does it cost to get a coin slabbed?

[Rob 3,152]

Just out of interest, how much does it cost to get a coin slabbed?

More than the value of the opinion.

[Debbie 58]

interesting?

Myth 4 especially.

[Peckris 579]

Interestingly there are NO bids on those three items. And one is only 20 minutes from ending.

[Peckris 579]

interesting?

Myth 4 especially.

Very interesting. And Myth 6 is of great interest too, to anyone who's owned a decimal proof set - sealed into their plastic coffins, a lot of those coins tone, and tone badly (I call as witness, the 1973 set..).

[Peter 615]

Just out of interest, how much does it cost to get a coin slabbed?

It varies on the value of the coin and speed of grading.

[Rob 3,152]

So the same seller has 1 or 2 more British coins slabbed by NGC

230851407246

230853992857

230851424836. <<< this is a belter at 3 grand

Can someone insert the urls please

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851407246;jsessionid=95EE3002326CC123EC61EED1247566A3?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D230851407246%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230853992857?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230853992857%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851424836?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230851424836%26_rdc%3D1

The third one down has raised some issues in my mind. Also on ebay at the moment is this which is the second Henry V groat in as many days. H5 groats are quite rare with the S1762B variety quoted booking at £2500 in VF. I suspect either someone is very lucky, or skullduggery has occurred. I'm just trying to get up to speed on H4 & H5 groats but the curve is a bit steep at the moment. They aren't the same things as one has a lis on the breast and one doesn't, but I note in Potter's write up on these things that contemporary copies existed, probably produced on the continent. For the record, he also noted knowing of only half a dozen coins of some types, so it is unlikely we are looking at your everyday find.

[Gary D 76]

So the same seller has 1 or 2 more British coins slabbed by NGC

230851407246

230853992857

230851424836. <<< this is a belter at 3 grand

Can someone insert the urls please

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851407246;jsessionid=95EE3002326CC123EC61EED1247566A3?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D230851407246%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230853992857?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230853992857%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230851424836?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D230851424836%26_rdc%3D1

The third one down has raised some issues in my mind. Also on ebay at the moment is this which is the second Henry V groat in as many days. H5 groats are quite rare with the S1762B variety quoted booking at £2500 in VF. I suspect either someone is very lucky, or skullduggery has occurred. I'm just trying to get up to speed on H4 & H5 groats but the curve is a bit steep at the moment. They aren't the same things as one has a lis on the breast and one doesn't, but I note in Potter's write up on these things that contemporary copies existed, probably produced on the continent. For the record, he also noted knowing of only half a dozen coins of some types, so it is unlikely we are looking at your everyday find.

That's one of the risks of shill bidding, sometimes you win it yourself

[numismatist 2]

The seller "Rob" mentions has two of Spink S1762B on Ebay ..perhaps he's found an Hoard ?

[Rob 3,152]

The seller "Rob" mentions has two of Spink S1762B on Ebay ..perhaps he's found an Hoard ?

No, they are two separate sellers, the first one allegedly in Paris, the second in Ireland. It's the unexpected abundance on ebay of coins that book above £2K in VF that made me sit up and look harder. For a smaller denomination, that is a large number.

[Coinery 1,153]

The seller "Rob" mentions has two of Spink S1762B on Ebay ..perhaps he's found an Hoard ?

No, they are two separate sellers, the first one allegedly in Paris, the second in Ireland. It's the unexpected abundance on ebay of coins that book above £2K in VF that made me sit up and look harder. For a smaller denomination, that is a large number.

Without following the thread back, just I case there's any link, the Paris groat was bought from an Irish seller?

[Peckris 579]

The seller "Rob" mentions has two of Spink S1762B on Ebay ..perhaps he's found an Hoard ?

No, they are two separate sellers, the first one allegedly in Paris, the second in Ireland. It's the unexpected abundance on ebay of coins that book above £2K in VF that made me sit up and look harder. For a smaller denomination, that is a large number.

Without following the thread back, just I case there's any link, the Paris groat was bought from an Irish seller?

Is "Rob" any relation to our own esteemed Rob?

[Coinery 1,153]

The seller "Rob" mentions has two of Spink S1762B on Ebay ..perhaps he's found an Hoard ?

No, they are two separate sellers, the first one allegedly in Paris, the second in Ireland. It's the unexpected abundance on ebay of coins that book above £2K in VF that made me sit up and look harder. For a smaller denomination, that is a large number.

Without following the thread back, just I case there's any link, the Paris groat was bought from an Irish seller?

Is "Rob" any relation to our own esteemed Rob?

There are no commas Peck!

Edited September 25, 2012 by Coinery

[numismatist 2]

What I meant to say was that the Irish seller has TWO of S1762B for sale

Ebay 150909566701 and 150907147615 ...so with the french one thats

THREE on Ebay at the same time

[TomGoodheart 402]

Out of interest, is anyone registered on the BNTA site and knows what the 'Forgeries' section is about?

I can't be bothered to register just to see what there is, but wonder if anyone can post stuff there?

http://www.bnta.net/forgeries-login