Here's A Cool PCGS Sample Slab

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PCGS is currently the leader in high-end sample slabs and has always been a huge producer of samples. Their samples date back to the mid-1980s and have become some of the most sought-after of all sample slabs. With so many PCGS sample slabs to choose from, a collection can be started very easily with samples from the PCGS grading service alone.

What really separates coin collecting from sample collecting is the fact that the coins are minted in the millions or even billions. Sample slabs are produced in lots of one thousand or less. When I say less, I am referring to numbers as low as five or ten!

You can see why this hobby can be fun, since most people still don't know samples exist, and there could be a rarity hiding in any collection, flea market or garage sale. Maybe one was listed on ebay and the seller had no idea what they had.

That's one important and crucial aspect of sample collecting; that it's one of the newest trends in Numismatics. So that means now is the time to get involved before everyone knows about it. Once they do know about it, the values of the rarities will increase and will only be for the deep-pocketed few.