What Can You Tell Me About This PCGS "slab"

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Night Hawk Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 09:12 am I have someone trying to sell me these as "prototype" PSCS slabs. I've been doing some digging and can't find any reference to anything like it. So I'm wondering, are they really prototypes or is he full of it? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 09:19 am I've certainly never seen or heard of anything like these from PCGS. There are those here who know the full history of slab type progressions and dates of issue, and perhaps one will chime in. But I would lean heavily towards these not being PCGS. Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 09:41 am I believe these are technically not PCGS but they are kind of a precursor to PCGS I have found them discussed on other coin sites but apparently the link was Not allowed here. Tried once more with a link. http://boards.collectors-society.co..._id/1#import Edited by BigSilver 01/02/2017 09:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 11:31 am That was how David Hall packaged hic coins at David Hall Rare Coins in the years before he founded PCGS. The do bear some similarities in the label to those of the first generation PCGS slabs. Some people therefore consider them to be a "prototype" slab. They make a nice tie in but they are really two different companies. Report this Post to the Staff
Night Hawk Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:08 pm Thanks for the help guys. The seller is wanting $80 ea which I thought was a little steep, especially for something I couldn't find any history on. I think I'll pass on them unless he drops his price. Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:28 pm I know ANACS actually did utilize soft plastic flip type "slabs" in its extremely early days. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 9:54 pm Xavier - they returned coins that were photographed for the photocerts in soft flips along with the cert. However their packaging clearly indicated those flips were not for long term storage. That many of them have come down through 40 years w/o turning into piles of green slime gives some idea how rare PVC damage can be. -----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/ Report this Post to the Staff
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What Can You Tell Me About This PCGS "Slab"