Fake Graded Coin ? 0

[LDH Coins & Memorabilia]

Hello Coin Lovers, I have heard a lot about fake coins, in fact a shop owner said that there are slabbed fake coins. I was looking at some of my slabs and something looks odd. I purchased a coin and when I received it I removed the sticker a lot of sellers use to track inventory but upon removing I noticed what appears to a hole in label inside slab (it almost looks like the 'white" backing coin is placed on before being slabbed. Am I worried for nothing or did I get ripped off LOL ? Experts please help  

[LDH Coins & Memorabilia]

[J P M]

Sometimes the outer labels do get torn or the piece may have stuck to the label you removed. 

[GBrad]

I just ran your Cert. Number on NGC verify and it comes back to this coin, no photos for it though on the verification site.  Not that this helps but it appears to be a legit slabbed NGC graded coin.

Edited September 18, 2021 by GBrad

[LDH Coins & Memorabilia]

Thanx for comments, I also had run # so I felt better. I understand label torn but it definitely not from label I removed and is inside slab. Thanx again maybe when I send some coins in for grading - I will have it put in new slab ( I know its a waste of money but my OCD will prevail  

 

[Mr.Bill347]

I agree I think it is a very nice legitimate coin. Doesn’t seem to be any slab damage and I don’t believe they would bother for this coin. Although your ms66 shows a value of $155

[Coinbuf]

@ldhall; from the photos this looks to be a generation 17 NGC holder.   These holders were in use from late 2004 to early 2008 per the information gathered by Conder101.   In mid 2007 some fake 17gen holders started to appear on places like ebay, the fakes were easily detected due to a misspelling on the reverse label and an incorrect type font on the obverse label.   All of this information was put onto the NGC website in early 2008 but I could not find it so most likely it was removed when the website was redesigned.   Thanks to Conder101 for his efforts in slab generation identification as it is his research that provided all the above information.

From your photos your holder has the correct type font for the obverse label and the reverse looks to be legit also.   I do not think you have anything to worry about as far as the authenticity of this coin or holder.   I would agree that it is not necessary to have the coin reholdered, however many people have had coins reholdered for OCD reasons.

Also the reverse hologram is on the outside of the plastic shell not the inside, it was damaged by either a dealer sticker that pulled off that small section of the hologram or being dropped at some time in the past.

[LDH Coins & Memorabilia]

Thanx so much  Sensational historic information by Conder101 . The information and knowledge on this site is tremendous. Thanx all 

[Jason Abshier]

It could of been damaged before dealer gotten it then had it covered up where hologram is before you bought it , cause they know some collectors like me would point it out and offer a slight reduced price ! I collect older NGC slabs to preserve them from crack outs if I see hologram missing or ripped off whatever I offer a lower price . I feel the old slab is part of the deal when buying a coin as well . It’s like buying an antique from a bygone time , some folks are carried away with the crack out game they crack coins out of these older holders once the damage is done it’s done ! Never coming back, they are becoming scarcer and scarcer as the years going on. When it comes to older coin holders the old saying “buy the coin not the holder” doesn’t apply with old school holders fewer and fewer survivors out there . Especially old school holders with world coins in them