PCGS Magic "floating" coin mount - How'd they do it?
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Got this G25C back from my latest submission today and I have to say I have never seen a coin mounted like this. Even some I got a few weeks ago had traditional rubber inserts. You would think the coin would just be loose but I can shake the slab and it doesn't move. I cannot detect that it is sandwiched between any material either. I am truly amazed at this one.
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That looks amazing! Congratulations!
dab of gorilla glue on the reverse? lol
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That's the new Bluetooth mount I've heard about, haha.
Reminds me of this from NGC and then found this previous thread (I had a comment so probably why I recalled).
https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/holders/airview/
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1076842/will-pcgs-answer-the-airview-challenge
Edit - this is different with the prongs.
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Simple - a gold magnet.
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Looks interesting. In the past they used 2 sheets of thin plastic.
Can you share a video?
It’s obviously the same as the Airview. The prongs don’t serve a purpose.
The coin is held between two discs of clear flexible plastic and the discs are held together by the slots in the prongs.
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So PCGS has the expertise to do this yet they couldn't center the coin between the prongs.
I wonder how the optics will be as the plastic gel or whatever they use ages? 10 years form now? Yellow haze like the OGH round inserts sometimes? The more substance layers one puts over the coin the more things can go wrong. I prefer one layer of plastic, and air. We will see how it goes…………
The coin is not centered in the prongs. Let's see the rev.
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LOL, I didn't think it was needed since this was about the holder, not the coin, but OK...
And for comparison, another G25C that was slabbed recently with a different gasket.
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If you tap the edge of the slab on a hard surface, I bet you can move the coin slightly to re-center it.
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NGC technology is to just use longer prongs.
You have an early release slab, where they electrically charged atoms and then levate the coin.
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Instead of the top pop.
Exactly. Much nicer!
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I don't like the long prongs but they are way, way better than surrounding that tiny coin and having it tilted in the ring.
What is the diameter of that piece?
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Those are two thin sheets of clear silicone held together by an opaque disk. Like the magnetic "magic" display boxes.
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Those long prongs are the worst. Yech.
As for the OP coin, it's just being suspended between two sheets of clear plastic, the gasket and prongs are just sharing the same space. If you wanted it would be a simple matter to tap it into a centered position, but no guarantee you can center it and have it be perfectly aligned up and down in relation to the holder.
@originalisbest - Why, don't they work?
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The prongs would work fine if the coin was large enough to meet them. As it is, the piece is just suspended between two thin sheets of clear material. What the prongs are doing is pressing against this clear plastic sandwich as well, so more or less keeping the coin mostly centered. But it could for sure be tapped around and adjusted.
Yeah, that must be the case. It is very well done though. I've looked at it from every angle and cannot detect the clear plastic.
Tapping it did move the coin around.
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All holders aside, those are some esoteric coins.