This is a larger version of the photo described in detail on the previous page of this gallery. The photo has been marked with the diagnostics that condemn it as a fake PGCS slab. The unmarked photo was first published by Random House in the Coin Collector's Survival Manual by Scott A. Travers. The markings were made by a Chinese counterfeiter. (Click on the image to greatly enlarge it.)
PCGS Fake Slab Diagnostics
From Susan Headley, About.com
This fake PCGS slab photo has been marked by the Chinese counterfeiter to show the diagnostics that distinguish a fake PCGS holder from a genuine PCGS holder. Unmarked photo first published in "Coin Collector's Survival Manual" 6th Ed. by Scott Travers.
Unmarked photo was published in the "Coin Collector's Survival Manual" 6th Ed., by Scott A. Travers.©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
All rights reserved.