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Pillar of the Community
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From what I could tell, these Morgan dollar samples are relatively scarce. They were at my LCS for $20 each, so I thought what the heck. One is a 1921-D and the other is 1921-S. If anyone else has some samples, feel free to post 'em.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice sample slabs...I would think $20 was a pretty good deal for those.
Side Note....Is that a NC Obsolete $1 note under these Morgans?
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Pillar of the Community
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Cool slabs  |
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Pillar of the Community
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2850 Posts |
Thanks guys! These seem to be selling in the $50-$60 range on ebay. Quote:
Side Note....Is that a NC Obsolete $1 note under these Morgans? Sure is. It's one I picked up that I'm planning on selling in the near future -- Nice AU condition. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm surprised there haven't been many more comments. Anyone else collect these samples?
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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what is the significance of a sample slab?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those are a good buy at $20/ea. :)
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, those were a great buy all day long.
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Pillar of the Community
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Turbo, some collectors like to collect slabs as well as coins. I believe they make sample slabs every time they re do their slab, but I could be wrong on that.
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I collect sample slabs but only those with a cent. So far I have 80 or so from a variety of TPG's. Here's one from PCGS with 2012-D on the label and a 2011-D cent inside....  |
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Pillar of the Community
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cool |
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Bedrock of the Community
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what is the significance of a sample slab? Sample slabs were made and given away by the TPG's as a means of, at first, introducing collectors and dealers to the idea of slabbed coins. Later they were used to introduce new generations of slab to familiarize collectors and dealers with what the new slabs looked like, and of course promoting the company. Now in the case of the OP's slabs, this was the first generation after the banded "slab within a slab" holders (Those had been an interim thing as PCGS was switching from the "rattler" slabs that had been counterfeited to the new one piece design with additional security features.) I firmly believe that the PCGS 4S1 slabs were intended to be given away to dealers only to introduce the new holder. (Too costly to just hand them out to everyone at $10+ per slab.) There are other PCGS 4S holders but they contain low value items that could be handed out to all collectors at shows. |
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