2017 S Enhanced Dime PCGS First Strike

I just wanted to know the difference I know you buy the coin not the slab

Unfortunately, the differing labels as such are a marketing ploy - read on this forum and you will find "first strike" does not necessarily mean the coin was a first strike.

Snake oil.


However, if you collect slabs b/c you like them, then look at sold ebay items to see which "flavor" the masses buy most. A set of the same label looks very nice.


These differing labels may retain value over the years or come crashing down if mass psychology eventually decides the coin, and not the paper or plastic, is what counts. Its hard to tell.

Coins were once collected by some people since coins/money define value. They are the stuff we pay with. But assigned/perceived value with is there b/c marketers are geniuses at exploiting the human psyche.

Things like Beanie Babies had their day b/c eventually the craze fell flat when people sobered a bit from their emotional high of the fun. These collectors started asking themselves why they were paying thousands of dollars for plastic beads inside a cloth, animal-shaped bag. No silver, no gold, just recyclable materials. At least the different labeled slabs have a coin in them.

Ok I came about this the wrong way about the slabs... ok I am wondering why PCGS has 3 different slabs that are all first strike all PCGS just different looking is there a reason for this or no?

Makes sense thank you sir

You really need to be into modern slabbed coins IMHO to fall into what I consider a marketing ploy to earn money by PCGS.

To me ... these various modern labels are all the same ... and nearly all are MS/PR70 grade ... what is the value to collector in the difference between labels?