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cmdrstp
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Posted 11/02/2009 5:39 pm

I bought a coin (1991/S/ASE/PF 69) from a local dealer that came in a NGC container with an enclosed grading. It is clear rectangle plastic with a foam (?) insert which holds the coin. This coin is staying where it is. I was thinking about future purchases without such a fine slab. Are these containers available to purchase? Or, is the benefit, if done by myself, nil if these sealed in a contaminant free environment? I usually use Direct Fit Air-Tites for my best coins and mylar 2x2s for the rest.

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Posted 11/02/2009 9:08 pm

It sounds like you are describing a grading company(NGC) slab? You submit your coins to a third party grader(PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG are the most reputable), they are professionally graded, and then encased in a plastic clamshell(sonically welded) with a label describing the coin and grade. Depending on the service level, it will cost you at least $15-20 per coin plus insured shipping both ways.

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cmdrstp
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Posted 11/02/2009 9:53 pm

Thank you. Sounds like you better have a valuable coin to send them.

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Posted 11/02/2009 10:59 pm

The slabs you get from TPGs are designed to be non-reusable. That way it's difficult to swap a coin that's in a slab with another lower-grade coin. You can, hoewver, buy "do it yourself" slabs, or rather, slab-shaped containers that are reusable. As far as I know, they're no better or worse than round air-tites, but you can store them together with slabs easier.

I believe the commonest brand is put out by Coin World. Some of the "basement slabbers" (who pretend their coins are graded by a third party, when they're really just grading their own coins themselves) use these holders; you can spot them from the small Coin World logo in one corner. Examples for sale at air-tites.com.

But if you want to "slab your own coins" professionally like a real TPG, you'll need a quantity of raw acrylic or other inert thermoplastic and a heat sealing mould unit.

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Posted 11/03/2009 12:08 am

I thought it sounded odd that an NGC slab had a foam or ? holder.
I never saw one on an NGC slab. Also the S after 1991 Was that the silver designation or a MM ? Where the 91 proofs minted in San Fran ?
I thought all of them were W. Maybe not. That slab sounds a little
suspicious. Maybe you could post a pic. of it. Curious.

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Posted 11/03/2009 12:30 am

The 1991 proof Eagles were minted in San Fran, West Point did not start minting proofs until 2001(not counting the very valuable and very limited 1995W proof)

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Posted 11/03/2009 09:56 am

Bio, thanks for that info. I had to chuckle at myself after.
All I had to do was look at my littleton holder. It lists all of them.
And it shows the places for the W's. Except for that 95. Gotta find one of those.

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cmdrstp
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Posted 11/11/2009 12:23 am

It's not actual foam but, plastic, Indian1. The plastic actually holding the coin just has the appearance of one of those rubber makeup pads. When compared to others, it is the exact same. My description and choice of words was poor. The "S" meant MM.

I have to learn how to post pics!

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Posted 11/11/2009 09:41 am

coin world does make cases that look like the TPG slabs that do come apart and you can place your own coins in them and the coins be protected like in the NGC slab you have. The only difference is they are snap together instead of sealed like the TPG holder (NGC) you have and the coins cane be taken back out at any time. This page has some pictures of the coin world slabs I am referring to (I have never bought from this company so I can not vouch for their service, I am just posting this link to show what I am talking about not to have anyone purchase them from this company) http://www.air-tites.com/Coin_World_Coin_Slabs.htm

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