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Posted By: Kevin Saucier

I've been saying for some time that slab and/or flip doctoring will be the future mega-problem of our hobby and have been trying to learn everything possible about detection and protection. We are starting to see it already and it will only get worse. Just knowing the basics of what to look for in card alterations will not cut it anymore if you are a slab collector.

I know of two grading companies who are being proactive and starting to prepare for this new wave of fraud. Both are taking this very seriously and should be applauded. I talked to Joe a couple months ago and volunteered to take a day or two off work to help train their senior graders, at no cost. Seems PSA can care less and it feel SGC is not far behind.

Apparently China has already forged the coin hobby flips, holograms, slabs and in some instances the coins themselves.

Hope this is wrong but the sky may be falling soon.

What are your thoughts?


Kevin Saucier



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