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label is attached to the slab. The earliest coins that were slabbed by the major coin grading companies did not have holograms. PCGS began adding a hologram to the reverse of their holders in 1989. NGC began adding a hologram to their coin slabs in 1990.
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When a grading company grades the coin it is sealed in a tamper proof slab with a barcode and a hologram. To prevent counterfeiting, holograms were attached to the graded coin slabs beginning in 1989. The early coin slabs did not have a hologram.
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and CAC accept coins which they grade, certify and then slab. Collectors rely on these third party grading companies to certify coins. After the coins are reviewed and certified a
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is a type of holder for a coin. Slabbed coins are typically from one of the
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which was in a counterfeit NGC slab with a hologram.
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162:"How Do You Feel About Coin Certification?"
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135:"The Ten Greatest Myths of Slabbed Coins"
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