Alerts & reports

Statuses: Submitted → Under review → Reported → Corroborated → Confirmed by grader (or Resolved: genuine / Removed). The launch set below is drawn from grader publications and press, not individual items.

AlertGraderTypeStatus
Suspected fake PCGS verification websites and QR codesPCGScoinReported (third-party publication)
Counterfeit 1881-CC Morgans reported in fake PCGS-style holdersPCGScoinReported (third-party publication); cert later shut down by PCGS per source
Counterfeit 1883-CC Morgans reported in fake PCGS-style holdersPCGScoinReported (third-party publication)
Counterfeit 1893-CC Morgans: QR code adds "cn" to a real cert numberPCGScoinReported (third-party publication)
Counterfeit 1921-D Morgan in a fake PCGS-style MS64 holderPCGScoinReported (third-party publication; author bought the item)
Counterfeit large cents reported in fake NGC-style holdersNGCcoinReported (third-party publication); certs flagged by NGC per source
NGC: nearly 30 counterfeit Redfield Hoard holders in one submissionNGCcoinConfirmed by grader (NGC article)
Counterfeit gold Eagles and Buffalos reported in fake NGC-style holders (Ohio)NGCcoinReported (press)
NGC verify can flag "Possible Counterfeit Holder"NGCcoinPublished by grader
PSA: fake label fronts glued over real PSA labelsPSAcardPublished by grader
PSA: counterfeit inserts may use real cert numbersPSAcardPublished by grader
Federal charges over cards sold in fake high-grade holders (2024)PSAcardReported (secondary source citing U.S. Attorney, SDNY)
Suspected fake BGS slabs: wrong or missing patent numberBGScardReported (third-party publication)
SGC reserves the right to deactivate certs on altered or counterfeit holdersSGCcardReported (secondary summary of SGC Terms)
CGC Cards: lookup shows CGC's own images of the holdered cardCGCcardPublished by grader

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