An interesting history of slabbed coins & sample slabs.

In the new (May 2015) issue of The Numismatist, author David Schwager has written an interesting mini-history of slabs, particularly "Sample Slabs," which are becoming a collectible in their own. Schwager's article is very informative, not to mention interesting, and well worth reading. He also provides two interesting websites, sampleslabs.com, and samplecoinslabs.com, which provide a wealth of information. One website (sampleslabs.com) features photos of slabbed coins by companies which are no longer in business or have fallen by the wayside of NGC and PCGS. Schwager's article is well written, and the websites worth checking out. You may think twice about breaking out any old slabs after reading it.

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