Never saw one of these. I think the blue border PCI label was for foreign coins
Good to know @Married2Coins! That adds some great info to this Collis restrike. The PCI holder wasn't easy to find and I think it may have been from a foreign marketplace.
It's not the weekend, but it just came into my hands from @Wingsrule. (I had asked him about this months ago and then lost his reply. Thanks for remembering!!!)
The web domain has an interesting history per the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
In 2002 it redirected to a slightly smarmy domain squatter. In 2004 it's a GoDaddy "Coming Soon!" parking page.
In February 2005, it was the "Steve Crippe Auctions and Gallery".
In March 2018, Steve indicated that gradedstamps.com "will be retired by the end of the month."
Over the last year or so, it became increasingly difficult to source the kind of stamps, valued clients like you, are seeking. Web traffic has also been on a steady decline, for a number of different reasons.
Our custom web software, which was state of the art in 2004 when we launched, is no longer compliant with Google's new "Responsive Design" requirements. A total rewriting of the software is a bigger project than we can effectively take on with current market economics.
By May it's gone.
In 2019, the domain redirects to Gary Posner, Inc.
PSE was a division of our hosts, but the encapsulation service was discontinued on January 1, 2021.
About the best, then, we can date this sample, is 2005-2017.
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Scarcer NGC sample, Gen. 3 - had 80 views the 1st 24 hours!
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Good to know @Married2Coins! That adds some great info to this Collis restrike. The PCI holder wasn't easy to find and I think it may have been from a foreign marketplace.
Yes, early PCI used green for US coins, red for details, and blue for non-US.
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Thanks for the confirmation @BStrauss3!
I wonder if this the single example of a Collis restrike in blue PCI holder?
Just picked this up on a whim. Not sure if these ACG sample slabs are common or not:
Tim
Fairly rare, but equally a very thin market. Still a lot of hate 35 years later.
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Thanks Burton
It's not the weekend, but it just came into my hands from @Wingsrule. (I had asked him about this months ago and then lost his reply. Thanks for remembering!!!)
The web domain has an interesting history per the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
In 2002 it redirected to a slightly smarmy domain squatter. In 2004 it's a GoDaddy "Coming Soon!" parking page.
In February 2005, it was the "Steve Crippe Auctions and Gallery".
In March 2018, Steve indicated that gradedstamps.com "will be retired by the end of the month."
By May it's gone.
In 2019, the domain redirects to Gary Posner, Inc.
PSE was a division of our hosts, but the encapsulation service was discontinued on January 1, 2021.
About the best, then, we can date this sample, is 2005-2017.
ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
Scarcer NGC sample, Gen. 3 - had 80 views the 1st 24 hours!
Should have posted the picture here...
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13875843/#Comment_13875843
ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
Was that Christopher’s table? I known I’ve seen some of those somewhere before.
Tim
I think so. He's had them for over two years and while he knows what he has, he wants full prices and has never sold anything.
ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")