Did PCGS ever issue a large format sample slab?

Zoins

I've wondered about this for some time and just ran across the following puck sample slab.

It would be interesting for PCGS due to the different slab generations we've gone through for the large format slabs.

BStrauss3

Those were actually "man-made" slabs, by ANACS, called a sample, but made for Jim Cauley of Errors and More (according to
@davidschwager 's book). About a dozen were made... similar number likely for the new ATB ones.

Zoins

@BStrauss3 said:
Those were actually "man-made" slabs, by ANACS, called a sample, but made for Jim Cauley of Errors and More (according to
@davidschwager 's book). About a dozen were made... similar number likely for the new ATB ones.

What does “man-made” mean here? Do you mean hand-made opposed to machine-made?

keets

well, one thing is sure --- at 5 ozt. those won't be handed out as "samples" any time soon!!

davewesen

@Zoins said:

@BStrauss3 said:
Those were actually "man-made" slabs, by ANACS, called a sample, but made for Jim Cauley of Errors and More (according to
@davidschwager 's book). About a dozen were made... similar number likely for the new ATB ones.

What does “man-made” mean here? Do you mean hand-made opposed to machine-made?

coins supplied and slabbing paid for

Zoins

@davewesen said:

@Zoins said:

@BStrauss3 said:
Those were actually "man-made" slabs, by ANACS, called a sample, but made for Jim Cauley of Errors and More (according to
@davidschwager 's book). About a dozen were made... similar number likely for the new ATB ones.

What does “man-made” mean here? Do you mean hand-made opposed to machine-made?

coins supplied and slabbing paid for

Glad someone did it. Otherwise these wouldn't be available at all.

Here are some estimates on how may were made by David Schwager @davidschwager:

http://news.coinupdate.com/review-sample-slabs-2nd-ed-by-david-schwager/

Schwager says the “America the Beautiful” holder above is “the most physically impressive of all samples.” It debuted at the September 2013 Long Beach Expo “and began to appear on eBay soon after.”
[...]
In this entry below, Schwager also estimates how many of a certain holder might have been made:

Zoins

@keets said:
well, one thing is sure --- at 5 ozt. those won't be handed out as "samples" any time soon!!

And I was hoping to get this one at a luncheon

topstuf

@Zoins said:

@keets said:
well, one thing is sure --- at 5 ozt. those won't be handed out as "samples" any time soon!!

And I was hoping to get this one at a luncheon

YOW !!

Kliao

@Zoins said:

@keets said:
well, one thing is sure --- at 5 ozt. those won't be handed out as "samples" any time soon!!

And I was hoping to get this one at a luncheon

I think you will have to pay something for that.......

BStrauss3

@Zoins said:
Here are some estimates on how may [sic] were made by David Schwager @davidschwager:

The data is better than an estimate for the original dozen that Jim had made - it comes straight from the ANACS database (corrected for the one that's listed erroneously).

There have recently been sales of new 2018/2019 5oz ATBs:

David has one currently for sale: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274432655453 and this one sold cheap because of the damage: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274418294276 ... the cert# is not shown on those two, so I can't check the database to see how many others were made.

Lakesammman

I suspect that for the bigger submitters, PCGS would be happy to give them samples with pucks inside.

Zoins

@Lakesammman said:
I suspect that for the bigger submitters, PCGS would be happy to give them samples with pucks inside.

I hope you get some!

fiftysevener

Have to wonder why multi coin holders were discontinued; I think there are many who want them.

Zoins

@fiftysevener said:
Have to wonder why multi coin holders were discontinued; I think there are many who want them.

Were they discontinued?

This one is from 2016 or later:

fiftysevener

I don't think NGC offers them anymore.... at least not the proof set holders.