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Old Green Slabs - Problem or not?

egsantosegsantos Posts: 470
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For the considerations of my colleagues of forum:

I have in my sets some coins in the old green slabs. It’s represent some problem related with the coin value or valuation?

Is better to maintain in the old slab or send for PCGS to reholder or regrade?

Edson

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  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EG-

    When PCGS used those slabs, perception remains that PCGS was stricter in their grading during a substantial part of that period. For that reason, keeping them in the green slabs is to your advantage.

    In any case, the green slab connotes nothing negative for your coins. I certainly see no reason to reslab them.

    Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...



  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    no there is no problem with older green slabs unless it is a physical problem after the coin was holdered

    now for me in my limited experience sometimes more often than not the green tags are undergraded now i am sure some are solid maxed out etc etc but grading is an art not a science!
    but i guess i cant tell you it as it depends on the coin in the slab that i would need to SEE in person

    now lets say it is a nice solid for the grade coin i would leave it alone in the slab as the older green tag does for me hold a mystique and it is not being used anymore some might think it is automatically undergraded but it all depends on what you are trying to do your goals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the key

    now if the coin is a clear undergrade well then what do you think someone might do?

    i guess the bottom line is what you want to do with the coin??

    sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    i need to see the coin to assertain what i think about the grade eye appeal look etc etc. and then i have to know what you are trying to accomplish with this information then i can tell you if i think you should reholder or leave alone or sent it in for gradeing or regrade in the holder!

    sincerely michael
  • TONEDDOLLARSTONEDDOLLARS Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭✭
    I have found that more often than not the coins in these old holders rattle around. I am not sure but I worry that this will cause wear on the high points of the coin. Any thoughts? Any facts?image
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,547 ✭✭✭
    TonedDollars, I have noticed the coins will rattle in the pre-Green Slab holders. The ones where the tag was printed on a Dot-Matrix printer. I have also wondered the same thing, if there would be rub. It seems like it is a possibility. I think I would have a coin in one of those holders reslabbed. Mark
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  • toothpullertoothpuller Posts: 600 ✭
    Actually many of us copper collectors prefer the old green slabs. Coins in the green slabs have not been messed with in at least three years so the color has some recent stability. The newer slabs present the possibility [however small] that the coin has been doctored recently and hence a greater potential for a color or spot problems to develop in the future exists.
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    I have a nice IHC MS64 in a green slab, probably a 64.5
  • WWBillmanWWBillman Posts: 900
    I have quite a few green slabs and all but one is high end for the grade IMO.

    There is one problem I see if I ever want to get my set pedigreed. I would hate having those coins put in the new holders. (unless they upgraded them of courseimage)
    Bill

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  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've got over 250 PCGS slabs that are older types (prior to the blue inserts), and I haven't had a problem with any of them. I agree with WW Billman that most of them are high end for the grade, but I bought most of them sight-seen, and I'm pretty picky when I buy that way. I'm sure a lot of them would upgrade, but I don't see much point in it until I'm ready to sell.

    Jim
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  • CoppernicusCoppernicus Posts: 1,764 ✭
    I believe that my coins in the green slabs are, on average, slightly undergraded. However, some of them do rattle around a bit. I see no reason to re-slab unless I am dying to sell them and I think that they may upgrade.

    Coppernicus
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  • egsantosegsantos Posts: 470
    Guys,
    Thank you for the thoughts.
    I have the impression of my "old" coins is undergraduate. Maybe PCGS in that time was more rigid or conservative.
    In this case make sense resubmit the coin for conditional upgrade defining as a minimal grade to crack-out one point more?
    Someone made this experience?

    Edson
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Egsantos:

    I have green slabs in my collection as well and I would say that they are very comparable to current slabs. I've looked at a lot of slabbed Franklins over the years and I would say that for the most part the older slabs "seem" to be more conservatively graded. Although I did see one once that sticks in my mind which was totally way off base - I guess everyone is entitled to a bad day!

    Regards

    Frank
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