PCGS "Sample" Slab? Conder101 Where Are You?

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Catalog Number: PCGS-001-9-3
Object: Lincoln Wheat cent
Date: 1918 - 1929
Grade: Authentic
Serial:
Label: Authentic / 19_ _ Lincoln Cent / Wheat Reverse
Notes: Some coin collectors believe these to be scarce when first seeing them. This could be because they were marketed to
non-collectors instead of given away to collectors and dealers. Kiefer relates, "This slab was once thought to be scarce. It might still be semi scarce if no one saved them, but recently I found out from David Hall who told me 'These were an item in a Random House marketed Scott Travers "Coin collecting starter kit." I believe we did either 50,000 or 100,000 of them.'"
If 50,000 were made, these are by far the most common
samples ever produced. They do not have bar codes, serial
numbers, or holograms.
These are so common that I admit I did not include them in
sales records for most of the survey, considering them not to be sample slabs. However, they were made to familiarize
potential customers with PCGS products, which qualifies
them as samples. I am unsure of the dates available, but
Kiefer states that they range from 1918 to 1929 and I have not
seen one with a mintmark.
At least one sample collector built a complete set.