Old Pueblo Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Anyone know approx. weight of a NGC slab? Without a coin of course. Cheers and Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenant Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I would personally expect it to vary with a certain range because some of the slabs have more/less plastic filler depending on the size of the coin that they're supposed to contain. How significant that variation would be... I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pueblo Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 I found a thread that said "appox 14 grams or .5 oz?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I find it hard to believe that all of that plastic would only amount to .5 oz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryHall Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The early no-line fatty slabs were considerably heavier. Also, the size of the hole in the white insert affects the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I came up with just shy of 40 grams (39.82g) I weighed the slab and then subtracted the weight of the coin This includes the white insert (EdgeView, in this case), the labels, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Crack a few coins out and see how much they weigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$ilverHawk Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Information is based on Morgan Dollar Slabs. Old Soap Bar NGC Slab 41 grams Last generation NGC Slab 38.8 grams New ugly NGC Slab 38.9 grams PCGS Slab 28.8 grams Data based on average weight of 5 raw Morgans and average weight of 5 of each type of slab. Size of the insert will effect the weight. Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pueblo Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. I was shipping a slabbed coin (Au 58 1907 V Nickel) I sold on Ebay and needed a weight estimate for shipping cost. Thanks for helping me Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatzy Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. I was shipping a slabbed coin (Au 58 1907 V Nickel) I sold on Ebay and needed a weight estimate for shipping cost. Thanks for helping me Cheers! If you put a slab in the small bubble mailer (4x8) it will come out to 2oz. Unless it is a bigger dollar coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pueblo Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. I was shipping a slabbed coin (Au 58 1907 V Nickel) I sold on Ebay and needed a weight estimate for shipping cost. Thanks for helping me Cheers! If you put a slab in the small bubble mailer (4x8) it will come out to 2oz. Unless it is a bigger dollar coin. Excellent Jamie! Hey, when you gonna fill that 1952 slot....driving me nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatzy Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. I was shipping a slabbed coin (Au 58 1907 V Nickel) I sold on Ebay and needed a weight estimate for shipping cost. Thanks for helping me Cheers! If you put a slab in the small bubble mailer (4x8) it will come out to 2oz. Unless it is a bigger dollar coin. Excellent Jamie! Hey, when you gonna fill that 1952 slot....driving me nuts I haven't found any that meets my tough standards. I have passed on buying 11 of them so far. 1952 was a tough year. Collecting coins that you love is not a race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pueblo Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. I was shipping a slabbed coin (Au 58 1907 V Nickel) I sold on Ebay and needed a weight estimate for shipping cost. Thanks for helping me Cheers! If you put a slab in the small bubble mailer (4x8) it will come out to 2oz. Unless it is a bigger dollar coin. Excellent Jamie! Hey, when you gonna fill that 1952 slot....driving me nuts Collecting coins that you love is not a race. I meant ... "when you gonna fill that 1952 slot....driving me nuts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Information is based on Morgan Dollar Slabs. Old Soap Bar NGC Slab 41 grams Last generation NGC Slab 38.8 grams New ugly NGC Slab 38.9 grams PCGS Slab 28.8 grams Data based on average weight of 5 raw Morgans and average weight of 5 of each type of slab.Size of the insert will effect the weight.Now exactly why do you want to know the weight of a slab? Just curious. Any updates on old/recent PCGS slabs and/or the most recent NGC slabs, too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The weight of a slab depends on the number of elephants that are encapsulated within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Coin Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Generally with a sandwich mailer and a Morgan and a basic utility envelope, it would always weigh more than 3 oz.. And the CAC sticker could easily push it toward close to 4 oz.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Generally with a sandwich mailer and a Morgan and a basic utility envelope, it would always weigh more than 3 oz.. And the CAC sticker could easily push it toward close to 4 oz.. Not sure how much a CAC sticker weights, but I am going to say probably a fraction of 1 gram. I got a digital scale and it is showing a weight for a 2013 Buffalo Reverse Proof in the Black NGC slab as 70.82 grams. A Morgan Silver Dollar in an OGH Version 4.0 PCGS slab checks in at 54.71 grams. Doubt any slabs weigh over 75 grams. Unless it's a special gold coin weighing more than 1 ounce -- Mexican Peso, SS Central America re-strike -- they should top out in low-70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumu Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 About 100lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted March 18, 2016 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted March 18, 2016 Roger's wit notwithstanding, an NGC slab of the standard size will vary slightly in weight, due to the size of the opening within the core piece that holds the coin. One for a silver dollar will weigh less than one for a half dime, as the former has less mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Coin Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 One thing is for sure, they aren't getting any lighter, must be the new security measures. And when a group of them arrive at my mail pick-up, we generally need two very strong men to lift them off the floor or a hydraulic lift. I keep telling the guys there is a hernia rule, to be careful when lifting them. And I always try to get PCGS not to ship the coins in the blue box, which adds cost and makes the coins a real challenge to lug around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Roger's wit notwithstanding, an NGC slab of the standard size will vary slightly in weight, due to the size of the opening within the core piece that holds the coin. One for a silver dollar will weigh less than one for a half dime, as the former has less mass. Yes, but if the slab type is constant and we know how much the coin weights then we can deduce what the empty slab weighs, double-checking for different coin types. That would be useful I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messydesk Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 One thing is for sure, they aren't getting any lighter, must be the new security measures. ... False. The newer PCGS slabs are noticeably lighter than the previous ones, even though they are a little bulkier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I weighed the current NGC slab (I presume it hasn't changed in the last few years) for a 1 ounce Buffalo and a 1/2 oz. Libertad gold coins. If anybody else has a digital scale and has fractional gold coins in the newer NGC slab I would love to see what the 1/4 and 1/10th ounce weigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...