Calabria Owl-4 sale-same seller-2 different places-2 different NGC slab numbers

[Dino]

So I saw this Little owl for sale by the same seller, one on an auction site, the other on his personal site.  Clearly the same coin.  On his site it is advertised as out of the slab with the NGC tag.  On the auction site, it is in a slab with a different number...

Same coin just reslabbed or are these duplicates and therefore fake (at least one anyway?)

Have emailed seller asking for an explanation.

[SRukke]

I would guess a re-slab. I cracked a case on an NGC coin and later regretted it and thought about re-slabbing it. I checked both numbers and they're legit with the exact same wording and grading from NGC.

[Dino]

Received a response.  Looks like it is just one coin.  Here's the response:

Hello,
it is indeed the same coin. I bought it a few years ago with  the tag from the cracked NGC slab. Some collectors and dealers prefer freed the coin from a slab. I personally like NGC Certification, because, it is accurate and gives to many of my actual and potential buyers third party's  an excellent and profound educated opinion. This is why, I slabbed it again.
Hope, I gave you a satisfactory answer :-)

[Dino]

I would guess a re-slab.

That's what I was hoping.  I just thought it was strange that the coin is no sale on two different sites in the two different formats.

[JBF]

I think dealers can have multiple outlets, plus they don't always maintain everything up to date.  Some dealers will sell a coin a show, that is listed elsewhere.  everything is subject to previous sale.  Or in other words, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, for both the dealer that is earning his living with it, and also the collector waiting for a coin.