whats a "slabbed" coin??

halomaster1

whats a "slabbed" coin?? can anyone explain it for me?

bestbino

Welcome:
Thanks for asking, being the Rookie here even I can answer that one.
A slabbed coin is one that has been graded by a professional Grading service such as PCGS and placed in a sealed plastic hold. Thus Slabbed.

halomaster1

thanx

Myqqy

That's a coin that has been graded and encapsulated by a third party grading service (pcgs, ngc, anacs, etc.)

Purple73

Here is an image of what a slabbed coin looks like this one is PCGS







Purple

prooflike

Here's a quick image of a slabbed coin in an NGC slab



they -can- be cracked out...

Cam40

one thats been graded and encased in a plastic rectangular sonicly sealed holder?

bestbino

Ok, one Credit point for the Rookie. I got it right and I got it first.

relayer

One that has been captured out in the wild and held captive in a plastic cage.

Run free little coin, run free

alergar

Ya, run free but watch out for the rustlers!!

dorkkarl

when a coin is stuck in a chunk of plastic that's about 30 times the size of the actual coin, you have a slabed coin.

if there's a grade on chunk of plastic that's backed up by some semblance of a cash guarantee about the accuracy of the grade, then you have a certified coin.

K S

marcmoish

you can always count on dorkarl to to clarify the most difficult issues




Marc

tmot99

slab = coin coffin

100proof1957

There is also a band of rogue collectors that break them out of jail only to put them in different jails !

ccrdragon

Yeah, but the different jails are much more compact, easier to transport and easier to store (they take up a lot less room!).

That said, I gotta go break some more coin-coffins!!!!!

NoGvmnt

"There is also a band of rogue collectors that break them out of jail only to put them in different jails ! "


Yeah, but with an upgrade, it's like breaking them out of the County Jail and transporting them to Federal Jail (which is much better), just ask Martha or Betty.

Jim

halomaster1

thanks everyone for the info and pics. i understand what a slab is now