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Valued Member
United States
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Won an Anacs-slabbed coin from Heritage recently, it's in a new holder. Though of course I bought FOR the coin and not the holder (!), I was actually quite impressed with the look of the new ones. Have you folks seen them? What do y'all think?
-SCS
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Valued Member
United States
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Any chance of posting a picture of the new slab?
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Greece
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I like them with the gold label.And I Find their grading conservative.I bought this 1890 ms62 and I think it is definitely under-graded (an ms63)  |
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Greece
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like them too - I like the angled lines & the general design. I'm not so sure about them being conservative on the grading though.
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Valued Member
 United States
365 Posts |
Thanks for posting that picture, that's the same style, with the curved and angled top and clear sides. Another plus to this design is that the things fit properly into PCGS holders, which are so much more plentiful than NGC, and so easier to find used!
As for grading, I think Anacs gets the short end of the stick, and quite often without reason. NGC and PCGS get better prices, but I've yet to see an Anacs in hand that I thought was off the mark by more than a point.
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I actually like it. Much better than the older slab where it was the size of a zippo lighter! Just sent a couple coins to them a few days ago :-)  as opposed to,  swcoin.ecrater.com
Edited by vermontensium
11/07/2010 12:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Are slabs tamper-proof? I would hate to buy a high-grade slab with a low-grade coin.
Is there a book or online source for checking slabs? It seems to me that anyone producing a product at any time period will have different packages to promote it, so some are better than others, and some time periods (when better graders were employed) will yield more accurate grades. Any thoughts?
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11/07/2010 12:03 pm
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United States
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No slab is really tamper proof or environment proof but, they are the best way to store coins long term. That's just my opinion. I personally think PCGS has the best slab. Libertad, check this out: http://www.camacs.com/coin_grading_services.htmlswcoin.ecrater.com
Edited by vermontensium
11/07/2010 12:09 pm
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Valued Member
United States
365 Posts |
The PCGS slabs certainly give the impression of being a thicker, more complete seal around the coin. It's the curved, rounded plastic "bubble" around the coin that lends this impression. NGC went in a good direction in creating holders that "suspend" the coins out, allowing one to see the edge, but it also makes their holder seem 'airier'.
All that said, I agree with others here that no slab is environment proof. Storing them in plastic with dessicants is a must. Even then I believe that changes can still occur over time on slabbed coin surfaces.
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Valued Member
United States
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Finally got a photo of it. I'm really liking that you can see the identification from the top of your slab case with these!  |
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United States
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And here's a close-up on the goddess who gave me my CCF nic:  Edited by SeriousCERES
11/12/2010 11:50 am
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Greece
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nice coin full of details
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