Poll........suppose you have a chance to buy a sample slab.....

tsacch

OK, so you have the chance to buy a sample slab..........they made only 200 of them in 1994, but the coins are run of the mill 1963 Roosy dimes in MS-64 at best..............would you buy it for $25, $50, $100, or more...........also, would you buy it if there was no coin and its just a sample of the plastic, say even the old plastic coin from a proof set was in it???? would you buy it?

mgoodm3

pass.

Oh, I voted.

tsacch

mgoodm3.........your kidding........stand up and vote man........or woman

rottnrog

WOW, for an Eisenhauer dime I would pay BIG bucks!!!!!

Russ

The information provided is inadequate for a definitive analysis and response. I wouldn't buy it even for one dollar unless I knew I could sell it for two.

Russ, NCNE

kieferscoins

Yep, What grading service and what kind of coin? Many of the MS dime samples are common but the Proof dime NGC samples are scarce.



<< <i>also, would you buy it if there was no coin and its just a sample of the plastic, say even the old plastic coin from a proof set was in it???? would you buy it? >>



The second most valuable sample sold has no coin inside but a picture of a coin. So do this hypothetical slab have a MS dime inside or not? You "suppose" to much.

Cameron Kiefer

tsacch

It seems as though the coin doesnt matter, to some folks as only 200 were made so its now elevated to super rare

Sphinx357

I would pay $100+ for an Eisenhower Dime slab or no slab.

kieferscoins

No one ever said 200 is ultra rare. I use the word "Rare" for 40 samples or less known. Try comparing that to a coin.

Don't bash samples if you don't understand them and especially if you don't know what President is on the dime. I'm sorry for being so frank.

Cameron Kiefer

rottnrog

<< <i>It seems as though the coin doesnt matter, to some folks as only 200 were made so its now elevated to super rare >>





200 isn't rare!

Having 2 out of a total made of 0 as in the case of ACG isn't bad, though!!!

tsacch

I dont suppose too much, I just am wondering how many people actually like the samples..............kinda like how many people actually like pcgs P01 coins? a select few, several hundred, who knows.............if a better poll can be written, please, somone do it.............

maybe it should have been more simple.

Do you like sample slabs or not?

ms70

I'll take all 200 1963 Eisenhower Dime Sample Slabs @ $200 a piece!

Tootawl

They're nice to get at the shows and at the registry lunches but that's about it.

ms70

I'd buy a sample slab if it had a rare coin in it. I must admit however that I have given thought to buying a bunch of "Authentic" Sample Slabs
with the Wheat Cents in them to give out for Halloween. I thought it would be a great way to create some YN's out there!

tsacch

ok, so i goofed, i had a senior moment. my level of collecting coins and knowledge has not reached that of a master grader or collector, just a casual collector.

tsacch

I am not bashing samples.................its ok for some people to poke fun at folks who like moderns, but dont ask an honest question about something you dont really understand? whats with that.

the question was honest and I wanted answers...........still do.

I apoligize for offending anyone with this post, but i sincerely want to know who likes slab samples.....and who doesnt.

rottnrog

Obviously I like them!!!

kieferscoins

<< <i>the question was honest and I wanted answers...........still do. >>



I'm still happy to help answer direct questions. I understand. You had that other sample slab thread and should just ask them there and not make another hypothetical thread.

Cameron Kiefer

Oldnewbie

I like 'em. I like most things associated with coin collecting. After reading about them, I went out a bought an early PCGS sample slab just to have it around. I'm not going to buy a bunch of them, but I may get one or two more, what's the big deal?

Eric

rottnrog

Right now they are fun to get into. They are just beginning to be collected and new ones are being found every day.


When I started collecting errors about 34 years ago I got laughed at a lot too, but believe me, I am getting the last laugh!! Just sold an error I paid $12 for and got $4500 for it!!!

Russ

<< <i>You had that other sample slab thread and should just ask them there and not make another hypothetical thread. >>



Hey, tsacch, feel free to tell Barney Fife to piss of.

Russ, NCNE

tsacch

If I knew who Barney Fife was, i probably wouldnt tell him to piss off.....but I will say if you dont like the question, dont answer, dont reply, whatever.

I imagine if a well respected forum member posted a similar poll, the results would have been more grand...............but thats not me, just a simple collector who likes most coins........with or without holders.

Conder101

Well I'm also a major collector of the sample slabs. As to how much I will pay, it depends on
1). whether I already have an example.

2). How often that sample slab seems to appear on the market. There is one variety of NGC sample slab that was thought to be fairly common which I added to my notes almost 4 years ago. But I didn't own one or have a picture of it. I spent three years looking for one and even tried to get a picture from other sample slab collectors. It is the only known NGC variety known at the time that was not pictured in the first edition of the slab book. Since then two have appeared on eBay. I bought the first one and I was willing to go high because It was the only NGC I didn't have and because it had take three and a half years to find.

3). how scarce the holder style that the sample slab is based on is. For example the NGC 1 slab (the black slab) is very scarce to rare. To date there are no sample NGC 1 style slabs known to exist. If one showed up today with a common 196X dime in it I would not be surprised to see it sell for over $500 and would only be mildly surprised to see it sell for $1000. (There are currently no samples known from the first four NGC slab varieties produced. While samples from the second through fourth varieties would generate good interest the NGC 1 has its own additional "sex appeal" that would be added as well.) For a couple of the early PCGS varieties we may eventualy find that the sample slabs represent a significant percentage of the surviving slabs of that type.

4). Absolute rariety. Usually the exact number produced of a particular sample is not known. Most are produced in figures of only several hundred. Every now and then one is made where we know that fewer than 100 were made. Naturally these will be in greater demand.

BillJones

I'm not a slab collector; I'm a coin collector. Slabs are just part of a means to an end.

And yes, I voted "no... not into it at all."

tsacch

Cool, thanks for all the voting. Seems that "not into it at all" is the majority so far. I guess I understand more the allure, its just a historically significant part of where coin collecting has come from and what it has evolved into.

tom

Conder101

<< <i>Seems that "not into it at all" is the majority so far. >>


And that is not too surprising. Slab, or sample slab collecting will probably never be more than on the fringe of mainstream collecting. Much as collecting tax tokens, transportation tokens, in fact tokens of all sorts, elongateds, encased coins, counterstamps, stock cetificates, medals, and other memorabilia surrounding the hobby of coin collecting. But that doesn't mean it isn't a legitimite hobby interest.

nOoBiEeE

Voted no, already have enough trouble buying my proof jefferson.. Ohh yeah, wasn't Barney Fife the guy who was the super on 3's Company??

Steve27

maybe if it had an actual rare coin that was graded in the slab....maybe

And then I would crack it out!