Sample Slabs going for crazy money. ($315 for 1904 Liberty Nickel in a GC auction)

dbldie55

The following, a 1904 Liberty Nickel in green holder sample slab sold for $315.00

https://greatcollections.com/Coin/1087940/1904-Liberty-Nickel-PCGS-Certified-OGH-Sample-Slab

On September 18 2018, a 1904 Liberty Nickel in green holder sample slab sold for $38.

https://greatcollections.com/Coin/626597/1904-Liberty-Nickel-PCGS-OGH-Sample-Slab

JimTyler

It was probably the serial number. What are the odds 🤪
AND it’s the same coin 🤪🤪🤪🤪

TonerGuy

I wonder how much an original PCGS rattler box will go for...

https://ebay.com/itm/373813346334?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

gtstang

@JimTyler said:
It was probably the serial number. What are the odds 🤪
AND it’s the same coin 🤪🤪🤪🤪

It's not the same coin. All sample slabs have the same 12345678 number.

TurtleCat

I wish these big spenders would be around whenever I sell something...

dbldie55

@JimTyler said:
It was probably the serial number. What are the odds 🤪
AND it’s the same coin 🤪🤪🤪🤪

They all have this serial number. The coin from 2018 is in my collection, so not the same coin.

DelawareDoons

@TonerGuy said:
I wonder how much an original PCGS rattler box will go for...

https://ebay.com/itm/373813346334?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

I have five of these I have been too lazy to sell. Will watch this one and maybe get some motivation. Thanks for the heads up!

braddick

This one is probably a tad scarce too:

coinkat

0.00... Contact Senator Blutarsky as this would be quite symbolic of his distinguished academic career at Faber College

MsMorrisine

@JimTyler said:
It was probably the serial number. What are the odds 🤪
AND it’s the same coin 🤪🤪🤪🤪

It’s not the same coin, and the cert number is a generic one used for samples

Lakesammman

There are a few people doing a date run and I suspect someone needed that date. But, I must say, there are some strong prices being paid for plastic!

Che_Grapes

Check this out - people are just crazy... and this one has probably been cleaned too ... almost 7 grand for a raw peace dollar???? Regardless of date that is outrageous

ricko

Collectors will collect - anything. And some collectors pay outrageous sums for items others would pass by... Just another example of the strange beings we call humans... Cheers, RickO

BStrauss3

@Lakesammman said:
There are a few people doing a date run and I suspect someone needed that date. But, I must say, there are some strong prices being paid for plastic!

FWIW, my Date run is in the other guys' NGC-005-4-1.

Year Total Known to me
1898 1
1899 4
1900 2
1901 10
1902 1
1903 7
1904 7
1905 6
1906 10
1907 20
1908 11
1909 11
1910 21
1911 15
1912 11
Grand Total 137

davewesen

@BStrauss3 said:

@Lakesammman said:
There are a few people doing a date run and I suspect someone needed that date. But, I must say, there are some strong prices being paid for plastic!

FWIW, my Date run is in the other guys' NGC-005-4-1.

Year Total Known to me
1898 1
1899 4
1900 2
1901 10
1902 1
1903 7
1904 7
1905 6
1906 10
1907 20
1908 11
1909 11
1910 21
1911 15
1912 11
Grand Total 137

wow, I just got a 1902 and seems to be an uncommon one.

Walkerlover

@Che_Grapes said:

Check this out - people are just crazy... and this one has probably been cleaned too ... almost 7 grand for a raw peace dollar???? Regardless of date that is outrageous

Funny business from Canyon Coins? All their photos make their coins look like MS 67 -68 gems

bsshog40

I only have one green holder sample and a couple moderns. Oh ya, and an older ngc sample.

logger7

Someone bought a dime like that at the last club auction in an NGC slab sample, it didn't go for that much maybe $20.

oih82w8

I have a couple of the Roosevelt Dime Sample slabs, but the Doily Sample slabs bring some high brow figures.

VanHalen

This rattler went really high ($327) for what looks like an accurately graded 67.

https://greatcollections.com/Coin/1211724/1950-Jefferson-Nickel-PCGS-Proof-67-OGH-1st-Gen

dbldie55

@davewesen said:

wow, I just got a 1902 and seems to be an uncommon one.

In a lot of 3 sample slabs, last night?

davewesen

@dbldie55 said:

@davewesen said:

wow, I just got a 1902 and seems to be an uncommon one.

In a lot of 3 sample slabs, last night?

yes, were you underbidder? I couldn't see year but is Liberty.

BStrauss3

@davewesen said:
wow, I just got a 1902 and seems to be an uncommon one.

Post a pic and I can probably tell if it's a resale or a new one. One thing about Ag3 and G4 nickels is that the dirt patterns are distinctive.

BStrauss3

Just to close this loop, the sample in the auction was PCGS, which I don't track - the Liberty Nickel PCGS slabs are fairly uncommon.

My data is for the NGC version, Schwager# NCG-005-4-1

dbldie55

@davewesen said:

@dbldie55 said:

@davewesen said:

wow, I just got a 1902 and seems to be an uncommon one.

In a lot of 3 sample slabs, last night?

yes, were you underbidder? I couldn't see year but is Liberty.

yes

NeophyteNumismatist

Thank you for making me feel better about myself and my spending in the hobby. Much appreciated!

SoCalBigMark

@oih82w8 said:
I have a couple of the Roosevelt Dime Sample slabs, but the Doily Sample slabs bring some high brow figures.

sold mine through russ, regret it.

BStrauss3

The crazy money seems to be limited to two categories:

• Early PCGS samples
• Very new (recent shows), where the first few on fleaBay sell for insane prices and then rapidly settle to a more reasonable (albeit still higher price than previous years) value.

The PCGS Liberty Nickel slab, Schwager# PCGS-005-3-1, is listed in volume 1.

In this and the next two types, a beat-up coin makes a valuable sample. They are much less common than the war nickels, however, with only two eBay sales until a small hoard of six sold in May and June 2015. The first hammered for $213.50 and, although prices were depressed by five auctions ending on the same day, the rest earned over $100 each. The few samples with classic US coins are in demand

I'm adding the following note:

This is one worth keeping an eye out for, one was stolen off eBay in 2018 for $15! Another in 2018 on GreatCollections sold for $38 including premium. However, the most recent sale, also on GreatCollections in 2023, hammered for $315. This seems to be part of the general run-up in early PCGS Sample prices.

Years known: 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911

dbldie55

I have the one from the 2018 Great Collections sale.