Slab Question

[Klectorkid]

What hold ngc slabs together? I have one with a gold dollar inisde they is kind of weird and im wondering if its been tampered with. Also if it was tampered with is there anything I can do?

[Leothelion]

Klectorkid

How you doing? My guess is that it would be very difficult to crack a slab open without destroying the slab. At least that's from my experience. I have never been able to do so without ending up with more than two pieces.

 

Leo

[Klectorkid]

Yes it would be hard but I know they can do it. Its a gold dollar which is correctly graded au-58. I doubt its a counterfeit as it shows all the signs of wear and marks that my other coins do. BTW im great.

[Oldtrader3]

My guess is that they are HF ultrasonic bonded. Pretty hard to tamper with unless the sonic horn is badly tuned.

[Klectorkid]

Here are some pics. Im not sure if its glue or if it was dropped and the plastic got messed up.

[TomB]

I don't think there is a problem with your slab as that looks typical.

[PQSeated]

That looks alright to me. Many people have wondered if their slab has been tampered with because of the irregularity of the ridges and the such. From my experience if an NGC slab has been pryed open just a little, the plastic will crack and shatter, it's not very plyable.

[Klectorkid]

Wow thats a relief. Thanks for your help.