Counterfeit or what?

[rogerg]

Went to bid on this the other day and "PCGS verify" didn't like the serial number, what do you guys think? Fives in the serial number appear to be different fonts.

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[DHalladay]

Coin and holder look totally OK to me.
If you contact PCGS about the database issue they're going to want you to mail in the coin.

[Vam-mysterio]

Looks legit
Try again!
Maybe on another computer
Or on your phone

[Td5173]

I tried the number it came up as bad?

[JohnGoldsmith]

I had a 1883 S MS61 and I had to send it back in. PCGS had a group of numbers that would not work. More than liklely you have one in that group.

[playtime1]

The holder looks like one of the original PCGS or near original slabs. Could that be the reason it is not registered by PCGS?

[Longstrider]

Those 5's do look wonky. Have you called PCGS?

[messydesk]

Looks fine from here. Once in a while, older holders are missing from their database for some reason.

[HawkeEye]

I don't remember the exact issue, but several years back they sent a notification of certain ranges of numbers needing to be invalidated because of something like duplicates being issued. Maybe this one was caught up in that, but I seem to think it was rattlers.

What does the back look like. If it has a hologram then this was probably one of their retro reissues, if not then it might be genuinely old.

[Brabjohn]

Looks legit to me. Nice Vam 4.

[RogerB]

The coin and holder look good - no indications of a counterfeit coin or tampered holder. You've probably already matched the variety.

[rogerg]

I did not bid on it, Got scared off by PCGS reply.