Rattler Question

[Curry]

Are all the rattlers the same type of rattler or are there different types of rattlers? It sounds complicated how i asked it but hopefully someone who knows much about the subject can help.

[physics-fan3.14]

No, only the very first generation of PCGS slabs are rattlers. For more information, look here:

 

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=222533

[dimefreak]

Actually kind of.... Some of the copper coins have a white foam holding them in place

[RWB]

“Are all the rattlers the same type of rattler or are there different types of rattlers?”

 

There are two genera of rattlers: Crotalus and Sistrurus. They include the well-known Eastern diamondback and desert sidewinder, and lesser-known Massasauga and Pigmy rattlesnake. All together there are at least 33 species of rattler.

 

White foaming at the mouth can occur in some victims, also.

[Coindude]

No, only the very first generation of PCGS slabs are rattlers. For more information, look here:

 

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=222533

Jason, I will have to disagree with you here. Actually the Gen 2 PCGS slab is essentially a rattler surrounded by an anti tampering plastic wrap that makes it harder to tamper with the slab. The other difference is the label. If you come across a rattler that doesn't have the back of the label that looks like the below picture then it's a gen 2 with the outer seal removed.

 

[Conder101]

PCGS 1, 2, 2.5,3 and 3.5 are all basically rattler slabs. PCGS 1 is your basic rattler slab but 2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5 are rattler shells with the additional plastic band around them.

 

The ones with the white foam were from a short period when they ran out of cent sized inserts and used nickel size with the foam rings to fill the extra space. You don't see them very often.

[Curry]

“Are all the rattlers the same type of rattler or are there different types of rattlers?”

 

There are two genera of rattlers: Crotalus and Sistrurus. They include the well-known Eastern diamondback and desert sidewinder, and lesser-known Massasauga and Pigmy rattlesnake. All together there are at least 33 species of rattler.

 

White foaming at the mouth can occur in some victims, also.

[wygold]

“Are all the rattlers the same type of rattler or are there different types of rattlers?”

 

There are two genera of rattlers: Crotalus and Sistrurus. They include the well-known Eastern diamondback and desert sidewinder, and lesser-known Massasauga and Pigmy rattlesnake. All together there are at least 33 species of rattler.

 

White foaming at the mouth can occur in some victims, also.

 

I just love this guy for his funny comments. Keep them coming RWB?

[RWB]

"The ones with the white foam were from a short period when they ran out..."

 

Yes, by the time a bite victim shows white foaming they have only a short period to live, and often show a burst of disordered energy including random running out and about.

 

[cpm9ball]

“Are all the rattlers the same type of rattler or are there different types of rattlers?”

 

There are two genera of rattlers: Crotalus and Sistrurus. They include the well-known Eastern diamondback and desert sidewinder, and lesser-known Massasauga and Pigmy rattlesnake. All together there are at least 33 species of rattler.

 

White foaming at the mouth can occur in some victims, also.

 

I just love this guy for his funny comments. Keep them coming RWB?

 

Roger never quite made it as a comedian. That's when he started writing books on numismatics.

 

Chris

[RWB]

...and only the future will tell about the latter.

 

[cpm9ball]

...and only the future will tell about the latter.

 

 

I think it was the best move you could have made.

 

Chris