Question on the 5 oz Apollo Slab,,,,

GRANDAM

Is the PCGS slab on the Apollo 5 silver oz the same length and width and only thicker to hold the curved coin?

Hemispherical

These were posted by lccoins. New and old oversize slabs.

Hemispherical

Heather posted these dimensions, “The official dimensions are 5.353 x 3.933 x .0455.”

Edit to add thread: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1012520/just-announced-apollo-11-50th-anniversary-commemorative-coins-pcgs-special-label/p1

About mid-way on the first page.

GRANDAM

Does anyone have a ATB 5 oz handy that can compare the overall width and length to the Apollo slab?

I need to know if they are the same other than the thickness.

Thanks,,,,,

Goldminers

Edited to say the original ATB slab is 3-7/8 x 6 x1/2", The new ATB one is the 3.93 X 5.35 X .455 I believe.

GRANDAM

Well then is the thickness on the Apollo coin correct?

.0445 isn't very thick? Even if the decimal point is in the wrong place? 0.445 is less than a 1/2 "

I have a box that I want to store them in so just checking on the size.

GRANDAM

So all the 5 oz slabs are now shorter in height than previously?

That would work as I can get a shorter slab in my box and a thicker one. The width is the determing factor.

Goldminers

The Apollo puck is about 7/8 inch thick. The new ATB slab is .445 to about 1/2 inch depending on the tabs, as you figured out.

Hemispherical

@GRANDAM said:
Well then is the thickness on the Apollo coin correct?

.0445 isn't very thick? Even if the decimal point is in the wrong place? 0.445 is less than a 1/2 "

I have a box that I want to store them in so just checking on the size.

Looks like a typo and I went back and looked through thread and did not see corrected dimensions (and no one caught it either ) until now.

Maybe @HeatherBoyd can update us with the corrected (thickness) dimensions on the new oversized slab.