Your observations on NGC sample slabs

[KIEFERSCOINS]

I would like to pick your brain, especially the dealers out there that have been around for a while.

 

How many different sample slabs have you seen that came out of NGC? I know about the state quarter ones, and the dimes, steel cents and Kennedy halves, but what about other denominations? Any neat world coins?

 

Cameron Kiefer

[gmarguli]

I can't recall ever seeing a world coin sample slab from NGC.

[KIEFERSCOINS]

Me neither, but I got a postcard in the mail with a guy that has a NGC German 1923 500 million mark coin in a sample slab supposedly. He may accept my offer, and if so I will be sure to post it when it comes. It may be an unknown type.

 

Cameron Kiefer

[keithdagen]

Sample slab collecting sure seems to take the wind out of the "buy the coin, not the holder" group. What's wrong with just buying coins?

[KIEFERSCOINS]

What is wrong with just buying the plastic? You aren't buyinr it for the grade on the holder.

 

Cameron Kiefer

[keithdagen]

But you're not buying it for the coin inside either, are you?

[KIEFERSCOINS]

I am buying it for the slab and because it is a different type of coin inside than usual.

 

Cameron Kiefer

[braddick]

Sample slab collecting sure seems to take the wind out of the "buy the coin, not the holder" group. What's wrong with just buying coins?

 

Keith- You're sounding elitist. We KNOW what you collect!

[DWLange]

Cameron,

 

The German coins you describe were in the sample holders NGC was distributing when I joined the company in 1994. Others I saw at that time included silver Roosevelt Dimes of common dates.

 

Do you have one of the NGC red label sample slabs that were customized for the 1997 ANA convention in NYC? I believe these featured 1960-D cents.

[keithdagen]

Sample slab collecting sure seems to take the wind out of the "buy the coin, not the holder" group. What's wrong with just buying coins?

 

Keith- You're sounding elitist. We KNOW what you collect!

 

Nah, I just can't stand to see someone pay $60 for a MS-63 Roosevelt dime because it's in a particular holder.

 

And which collection you referring to? My toned Type collection, which is slowly creeping along, or my tequila collection? That one would grow quicker, but I keep [!@#%^&^] away my resources.