How do you feel about signed slabs ?

Draco

I purchased this some time ago, put it away and forgot all about it until last night. How many of you have slabs that have been signed by someone? Do you concider these more valuable then the same coin in an un-signed slab? This is the only one I have and I don't recall seeing any others with the exception of a gold presidential collection on ebay. Another thing I find odd is that even though PCGS puts the magic words "limited edition" on the slab, the certification lookup contains no data on it being something special. The cert for this slab is on the back and it's 71204561.

littlewicher

Just another one of PCGS' gimmicks. I personally don't think that they're that special. Limited to them probably means a thousand of them. It's a nice coin, though.

Tootawl

I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. Nice coin though.

gmarguli

I think they are total crap and will have very little resale value. I wouldn't want the autograph of 99% of the people who they get to sign this stuff.

dorkkarl

yuk

K S

BSqr

nice coin. I wouldn't mind having one of those presidential gold eagles

lathmach

In a word,....Chintzy.

Ray

greghansen

I like the notion but I'm surely in the minority because the concept has never really taken off. I had one of the Goodacre Sacagawea dollars autographed by Randy L. Teton (sp?) the obverse model, and I enjoy that coin. Most people IMO wouldn't put an additional premium on a signed slab, but depending on the coin and whose signature it was, I would.

wingedliberty

I think they are great, as long as I don't have to pay extra and can get a good value, I think they are cool.


Brian.

DesertLizard

Just say NO to signed slabs, death slabs, sunken treasure slabs, hoard of the month slabs, patriotic slabs, bicentenial slabs, presidential slabs, pedigree slabs.

Did I miss any?

Buy the freakin' coin and not the slab!

michael

i think it is really neat and i really do not mind it i am neutral myself

but for me the only value is in the coin the signature adds niothing to the value for me if i get some coin in a holder i like and it has a signature or some other gimmick like this just a bonus for me i guess it cant hurt and may help depending on the buyer!!

kind of like a bonus! it is neat and a good selling point if you have many interested collectors

sincerely michael

maybe 50 years 100 years in the future i could see this selling for a premium just like if you had a note for the mint director of 1860 with a coin minted that year referrring to the coin then that would be a great increase in value! depending on the coin say you got a coin already worth 6000 then not adds much but if you got a coin worth under 50 dollars say for example then the letter from 1860 with this 50 dollar coin would/might substancially increase its value!

depending on the content of the letter

aeast236

I guess the saying could evolve into don't buy the slab...don't buy the signature...don't buy the...
whats next a photograph "signature series" slab?
Who whats to see Goodacre's picture next to the signed slab?
sincerely..no for real,
Aaron

Twowood

I can see a very narrow market for a signed slab if the price is right. However, I don't see the practise catching on. Twowood

On 2nd thought...having a slab signed by the designer of the coin would be very appealing to me!

Steve27

I collect coins not signatures.

AbesNeighbor

I bought a Gold 1 oz signed by Gerald Ford - 1986 DCAM proof. Just put it away . I probably paid a bit of a premium for it but...I probably pay a premium for 90% of the coins I buy. I buy them because I like them.

Dan

CharlieB

Sorry but a turn off to me, really takes away from that pretty coin
you have with that huge signature staring at you. Another marketing
scheme. Now if that was an authentic clipped signature from
George Washington himself in there that would be a different story.

ScarsdaleCoin

they have been signing slabs for years....the original program was a baybridge comm slabbed and autographed before pcgs existed...they sell now for a nice % over coin value...we also sold Goodacre ICG dollars, and currently we offer 2 sports celebrities...Derek Jeter and Noylan Ryan...we only did a few Jeters think about 25 because his signature is expensive...and only a few hundred of the Ryan's....think it adds a extra + to any coin because it tells a little more story to it!

dorkkarl

i'll rephrase my answer.

yuk!

K S

nwcs

Now, if it is a signature of someone I actually give a flip about, that'd be a different story. Say it was (let's imagine) a 1932 gold coin with a signature of Roosevelt... That'd be cool!

paigowjohnny

Now if I could find a Wayne Miller or Jack Lee pedigreed Morgan with their signature...that would be a different story (and WAAAYYY out of my price range)

dakra

Some of you guys have been pretty tough with your opinions of Autographs. Here's what I beleive could add interest to these signed slabs.

The Michael Jordan Signed Slab- Michael Jordan not only signs the slab but he also leaves his finger print on the obverse of the coin.

The George Forman Signed Slab- Not only will he sign your slab, he will also leave some food from his George Forman Grill enclosed.

The Roberto Alomar Signed Slab- Known for spitting on an umpire, he will sign your slab and spit on your coin.

Just a thought...
Dave

dorkkarl

how about ronald mcdonald, & you get the happy meal w/ it.

K S

BillJones

I think that signed slabs are a gimmick, but who knows what some people will find attractive and valuable – at least for a while? ICG did it so PCGS gives the idea a try.

I’ll note this. Some years ago someone had some plastic cases made up that contained a Bay Bridge commemorative half dollar and the signature and photo of designer, Jacques Schnier, sealed with it. A local dealer got one and tried to promote it as a big deal. It took him a while to sell the holder, which had a decent, but not great coin in it, for not much over the value of the coin. Bottom line: This was not a prime collectors’ item.