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Picked this up today, a SAMPLE PCGS slab with an MS-64 1964-D dime encapsulated in it. These are not too common and are quite sought after.  Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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love the coin what date would the slab date from ?
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Edited by Gyrene7483
07/12/2013 12:18 am
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Canada
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Neat! What is the purpose of producing a sample slab?
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United States
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I think it was just to promote the company at coin shows. They are on ebay off and on and I saw them selling for 20-25 dollars. I always wanted to buy at least one myself. |
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PCGS was the first grading service and they produced sample slabs to show dealers and collectors how their coins would look encapsulated. The web site I posted a link to above explains it better than I can. They were given out free to encourage dealers and collectors to utilize their grading service. All of the grading services have sample slabs. This one I have is one of the more "common" ones and I am going to keep it for a short while and will eventually sell it. For me it's just a novelty to have. I just recently acquired two AU Liberty Seated dimes, 1850 & 1858, and am in the process of working out a trade/cash deal for another, an AU 1838 No Drapery, for my Liberty Seated coinage type set. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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So you're Goldmine1000 on ebay. I didn't know you sold. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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So in this case you should ignore the "Buy the coin not the slab" mantra.  |
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Quote:So you're Goldmine1000 on ebay. I didn't know you sold. Not me. I did sell on ebay since October 1998 but no more. I haven't sold anything on ebay since who knows when last year. My userid was ssgtedusmc and I am no longer a registered user on ebay. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
Edited by 52Raymo
07/12/2013 8:29 pm
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They probably bought at least a roll of 1964-D dimes and slabbed them. 1963 dimes and proof Roosevelt dimes were also used. Kennedy halves and 1921 P, D & S mint Morgan dollars were also slabbed this way. They had to have quite a few to give out to dealers and collectors to promote their new grading service so multiples of each exist how many of each I don't think anyone knows for sure now. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I like these, relatively cheap way of collecting slabbed coins. I have an NGC type 7, I believe.
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Posted 07/11/2013 11:21 pm
