@OAKSTAR said:
There seems to be a nice percentage of soap bar lovers here. I'm sure it's been discussed here before but you gotta ask yourself why ANACS wouldn't bring them back.
My recollection was that the smaller format wasn't able to accommodate anything of diameter larger than a bust dollar. That excluded grading of a lucrative market, for example, 8-reales and various world crowns. And there was a coin thickness limit as well, precluding some modern Chinese coins.
To me the PCGS Gen 1.0 and 1.1 white label rattlers are first editions, and, if lucky to have, a true trophy holder. But the PCGS Gen 1.2 rattlers aren't my favorite holder, although I do like them, and own a few with really nice coins in them. I also like the ANACS soapbox holders, especially Gen 1, 2, and 3, without the barcode. I'm not particularly fond of PCGS Gen 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 holders, with the collar, but I do have some. My favorite holder is PCGS Gen 3.0 and 3.1, the green label holders with the solid plastic holder, both because they are secure and that many of the coins they hold are conservatively graded.
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My recollection was that the smaller format wasn't able to accommodate anything of diameter larger than a bust dollar. That excluded grading of a lucrative market, for example, 8-reales and various world crowns. And there was a coin thickness limit as well, precluding some modern Chinese coins.
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com
To me the PCGS Gen 1.0 and 1.1 white label rattlers are first editions, and, if lucky to have, a true trophy holder. But the PCGS Gen 1.2 rattlers aren't my favorite holder, although I do like them, and own a few with really nice coins in them. I also like the ANACS soapbox holders, especially Gen 1, 2, and 3, without the barcode. I'm not particularly fond of PCGS Gen 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 holders, with the collar, but I do have some. My favorite holder is PCGS Gen 3.0 and 3.1, the green label holders with the solid plastic holder, both because they are secure and that many of the coins they hold are conservatively graded.