Any info on an "NNCS" slab?

baccaruda

NNCS

MrEureka

I believe that that company was operated by Rarities Group in the late eighties. Haven't seen one of those slabs in a long time.

MICHAELDIXON

NNCS is listed in Conder101s book as NNCS 1 on page 209. This is what he says:
"Based in Marlboro, Massachusetts, until recently this company was barely just a rumor......The company apparently was active for about 2 years, from 1986 to 1988. They did feel confident about their authentication abilities. If an NNCS coin was ever proven to be a fake they offered to refund the original declared value plus interest at a rate of 14% per annum and to make claims easy they placed their phone number and address right on the slab label. The phone is now connected to someplace called Eagle Creek Ranch."

baccaruda

Hmm, I wonder if Eagle Creek will support a claim?

baccaruda

Man, I planned on cracking the coin out for my Dansco but I'm not sure I want to break the slab now - I kinda like it. Looks like a pretty huge slab, too.

mgoodm3

The blue stripes are kinda annoying.

291fifth

Since the San Diego is not a rare item and it is not a high grade for the issue I would just leave it in the holder. Slab collectors would probably pay a premium for it...and would especially like the fact that the coin in it is not very expensive.

Conder101

That is a very tough slab to find. I just recently managed to locate one for someone who lives in Marlboro. Took about 14 months. I've seen about a dozen of them now over the past five years. Six of them all in one hoard from a collector in Greece. (That hoard has been broken up now.) And it is a large size holder, about the same size as a brown Ike or GSA holder.

Well, I see that the seller has two more of them for sale ending in a couple hours. I'll probably try for one of them myself. NNCS is a slab I don't mind having a duplicate of.

Make that a day and a couple hours. I keep thinking this is the 12th.

kieferscoins

I have two of them and another 3 were up for sale in the last month on ebay.

Cameron Kiefer

pontiacinf

well i snagged the 36-d one...wonder what prices were in 86 to have that guy think its a 620 coin?

NNCS

kieferscoins

You did great! A nice commem in a scarce slab. For that price you can't go wrong.

Cameron Kiefer

pontiacinf

cameron

the guy had a duplicate that was ending 12 mins later...I was top bidder at 81 and someone snaked me at 82, otherwise i would have got both of them.

baccaruda

I was going for one of the others also but pulled out when I saw your name pop up Pontiac. Geez - now I don't wanna crack it out for my commem set.

baccaruda

Someone got the first MS64 36-d San Diego he had for $67 in the same slab - now there's a deal.

pontiacinf

but pulled out when I saw your name pop up Pontiac

hehehe...sorry, I couldnt resist it....I want it just to see how close they were on grading..looks better than 64 to me, but this guy has sold a bunch using the same pic...I hope he has that many

baccaruda

Yes, I noticed. The MS65 35-s San Diego I bought was using a picture of a 64, so I had to ask him to make sure the slab said 65.

Conder101

<< <i>well i snagged the 36-d one...wonder what prices were in 86 to have that guy think its a 620 coin? >>


The $620 was probably about what the market price was for that coin in that grade at the time. The market was a LOT crazier back then. Remember at that time an MS-65 1881-S Morgan was an $800 coin.