Research Project - NGC Circulated Liberty Nickel Sample Slabs

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Catalog Number: NGC-005-4-1
Object: Liberty nickel Date: 1899, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911
Grade: SAMPLE FA 00 NGC
Serial: 199998-0_ _
Label: Green label with bar code. CIRC 5C
Notes: We sample collectors know that we like to see older coins in sample slabs, even though the graders usually prefer to use shiny modern coins to show off their holders. Every now and then, however, we are fortunate enough to see a classic US coin in a sample slab. These can also make some of the best cherrypicking opportunities, as this holder might sell for the value of the $2 coin instead of its value as a sample. Although uncommon, they appear every few months on ebay and a collector who wants a Liberty nickel sample can get one. The highest serial number I have seen is 016. I categorized this one as label 4 (brown with bar code), but the label is clearly green. Mine is not a greenish grey or greenish brown, but a light mint green. It appears to be a throwback to the type 1 and 2 green labels but with the bar code from a type 4. In contrast, the NGC Liberty nickel pictured on sampleslabs.com has a grey-brown label. I am not clear enough on the colors of past sales to classify the green and brown labels as separate types with confidence.
Value: 70