Slab Date

[Tanman-migration]

Just a thought.

 

I have been going by this shop each Saturday for a few months now. Every week there is always a dozen or so new coins and I would notice that some of the ones that had caught my eye would be gone after a few weeks. BUT there was this one slab that has been there everytime. It was an older NGS that has a "W" on the label. Every week I would notice that it was never purchased. Today I broke down and bought it.

 

As I was adding it to my registry I was began to think about how long it had been at the shop. Then I began to wonder how long ago it was sent to NGC to be forever sealed in its' slab.

 

I think it would be a nice touch for the owner of a slab to find out what date it was slabed.

 

I can't think of a reason that NGC would be unwilling to release this information.

 

Thoughts?

 

Tanman

[lehigh96]

Based on the "W" designation, you can narrow down the time period that your coin was slabbed. It was slabbed between early 2000 and 8/1/2002.

 

NGC to Discontinue "W" Designation

 

[Tanman-migration]

That is pretty cool! I am really glad I bought it now. A custom set of "w" graded NGC would be pretty neat.

 

I am going to keep an eye out for them in the future.

 

Tanman

[lehigh96]

The "W" is pretty rare even if they are no longer white.

 

 

but the "T" designation for toning is even more rare.

 

 

[Tanman-migration]

Wow! Never seen a "T" before. Were the "T"s being used at the same time as the "W"?

 

I went on eBay just to see how many "W" might be for sale but it is difficult to search for "W" or "White".

Tanman