PCGS slab with sticker over the top?

[enworb]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SCARCE-1925-PENNY-VF30-APCGS-6-PEARLS-cv450-/321173037053

[trout]

Look past the plastic and this coin would probably grade aF , still a collectable coin $150-$200 :ok:

[wwwww]

Not a PCGS slab, it's much bigger.

[trout]

Not a PCGS slab, it's much bigger.

Looks like a APCGS slab to ne :angel:

[purplepennyhunter]

Not a PCGS slab, it's much bigger.

Looks like a APCGS slab to ne :angel:

It looks different to both. My guess is APCGS have changed theirs to look suspiciously closer to the real PCGS.

I messaged seller, he said
"The coin is in the slab that apcgs uses, There labels are encased inside there slabs"

But from looking at other APCGS slabs *yawn* it looks completely different.

[enworb]

Im pretty sure its PCGS. Have a look at the second photo, bottom right corner. You can see the reverse of PCGS which is usually placed there.

[accumulator]

Hmmmm, sneaky batsturds,it is a PCGS in reverse at bottom right like Enworb said.

[enworb]

Very very dodgy
The one positive is that it is probably graded about right for once. Not an aussie VF but VF30 seems about right for Sheldon.

[purplepennyhunter]

So they've taken that next step to open a PCGS slab and use it as their own??? That's overstepping the mark.

Down the bottom edge looks different to a PCGS slab, is that how they've opened it and reclosed it?

[robbiegal]

photoshop

[enworb]

That might be damage from when it was opened.

Don't think its been through photoshop. You can see shadows over the stickers.

[purplepennyhunter]

[enworb]

LOLOLOL

[Fulvio]

Ooooh, my flavourite! Never seen one in that grade before.

[Sapyx]

You know how we were discussing "basement slabbers" the other day? "APCGS" is one such. The eBay username, "investego", is one of several alt-IDs employed by the owner-operator of the Port Macquarie Gold & Coin Shop / APCGS to spam their alleged TPG on other forums. Do a search for "APCGS" right here on ACF and you'll find several threads about them.

At least they seem to have figured out the codes for the Sheldon System now; they used to grade all their coins "MS", and seemed confused when this mistake was pointed out to them.

So they've taken that next step to open a PCGS slab and use it as their own??? That's overstepping the mark.

Down the bottom edge looks different to a PCGS slab, is that how they've opened it and reclosed it?

Hey, waste not, want not. If you've surgically opened a slab to extract the contents, why throw away a perfectly good plastic holder when it can be recycled? :beta: