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Anybody know how old these are? Just saw my first one, and they seem kinda cool. I buy the coin and not the slab, but does anybody know how these coins measure up as far as grading accuracy and if PCI would designate a cleaned coin.  |
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I will not quantify their standards as regards DMPL- I've seen too few in those containers - but you can expect the technical grade to be conservative, and they'd have caught it if it were cleaned. Conder will probably know the day it was issued (  ), all I have is it goes back 30-odd years. |
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Is this really a PCI slab, or one that sounds like PCI? I have never seen a slab like this one.
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Thanks, yeah I've seen a couple of them. It's nice to know they used to be a decent company, and still are in some opinions. Appreciate the feedback.
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PCI is one that (like ANACS) when through several evolutions. I too have a couple of PCI photocerts in my collection. Post photocerts, PCI bought the assets of Hallmark and took over their distinctive slab with the cut off corners. They are still in business today ( http://pcicoins.com/) with the same slab shape and (again) new management: Quote:
About PCI
September 12, 2012 The New PCI
PCI is your premiere coin grading service for authenticating and grading your rare coin assets. Our new look is designed to give new standard for PCI and we will be using the same system that made PCI legendary in the early years of professional coin grading.
When PCI started business in 1989, the name of the company was Photo Certified Institute, hence the acronym of PCI. Since 1989 the company has evolved into the new PCI we are today. PCI is now under new ownership committed to providing accuracy, quality and value to our customers.
Our customers and future customers will soon begin to see many positive changes to enhance those high-quality attributes of PCI from the past. The quality of our grading will be standard and consistent. Our turn-around times will continue to be the best in the industry, and our pricing will always be the best.
We are accepting submissions from both dealers and collectors and we will provide excellent and timely service for all our customers. Our web site has become more interactive and updated, so our customers can have the best and most current information at their fingertips including population reports and instant coin submission information on your order(s).
Try the new PCI.. .you'll be glad you did! This page ( https://web.archive.org/web/20111103195750/http://www.pcicoin.com/) at the Internet Archive shows some of the older slabs. The late Cam Kiefer's SampleSlabs has samples from both Hallmark and the various iterations of PCI: http://www.sampleslabs.com/hallmark.htmlhttp://www.sampleslabs.com/pci.html-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Is this really a PCI slab, or one that sounds like PCI? I have never seen a slab like this one.
That's the original concept of how " TPG certifying" was desired to look - ANACS did the same essential design. |
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It is a PCI slab. PCI stood for Photocertfication Coin Institute and was originally owned by Chattanooga Coin. These photoslabs were used from 1986 to 1991 and come in four generations of slab. I listed this as PCI 1 but later determined that it was the second generation issued. It was used from 1986 to 1989. In 1991 PCI purchased the supplies and equipment of the now defunct HALLMARK grading service. The new small size PCI slab with the clipped corners debuted at the ANA show in Chicago that year. They also issued sample slabs in the new holders that are now some of the most desirable sample slabs. It did not have a coin in them but used images of coins from the Garrett collection being sold. The original photoslab shells were used under license from Accugrade. |
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BTW if anyone is looking for one, one of the dealers at PNNA had nine of them. No, I don't remember his name, but he's frequently at shows in the Northwest. I also saw them at the last Tacoma show, so they'll probably be at the one at the Elk's in January.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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