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RBinTex

TONEDDOLLARS

They are much nicer in hand than I thought they would be from the pictures.

Cladiator

Don't like 'em.

RBinTex

"They are much nicer in hand than I thought they would be from the pictures."

My thoughts EXACTLY. The extra Date, denomination, & grade info on the 45 degree angled top edge makes it easy to see & find the coin you want even when in a tightly packed box of slabs. That's one of my pet peaves about other holders. You have to dig to find the coin you're looking for.

Certainly a feature others will (or at least should) emulate.

DennisH

I'm not impressed either.

Longacre

I need to see one in person before I decide.

cape

i like them better in hand. i got my first one last week

dthigpen

Not only do I not like them, I detest them. I love the old ANACS holders, though.

RTS

I like the old ones much better - the old ANACS slabs are my favorite - was considering re-slabbing some NGC to ANACS but not now.

Cladiator

To add to my earlier post. The tiny old ANACS slabs I always thought were the best of all the TPG's. Has anyone tried cracking a coin out of the new holder yet?

291fifth

I don't like them at all.

BigD5

When I saw images of the new design, I have to say I was very disappointed. I thought the blue color was gaudy, the lettering or font, unappealing and I couldn't get a feel for how these would "handle" at a show.

I received my first submission back and the new slabs are much nicer "in hand", then how I had interpreted them from the pics.

They are thin, stackable, the plastic is clear (eye appealing?) and I had at least 3 show attendees express their satisfaction in having the grade being the prominent feature on the front of the slab. The blue color isn't as loud as I thought it was going to be either.

Overall, everyone that took a peak at the new design liked it, which is contrary to how we all seem to be reacting to the images of these slabs.

keets

someone told me that the slabs are concave on the front. is that true, or are they flat??

sonofagunk

I do not like the fact (well rumor) that they will not slab problem coins in their new "fancy dancy too nice to hold a problem coin" holder. If you send one in, they will put it in their leftover older holders.

I can see putting a different color label, but how many different sized holders do we need out there. Someone needs to come up with the Slab Wrapper that makes all slabs look a like so that when you display your coins, they actually look like a set!!!!

GoYankees

<< <i>To add to my earlier post. The tiny old ANACS slabs I always thought were the best of all the TPG's. Has anyone tried cracking a coin out of the new holder yet? >>



I haven't but I heard that you can crack those new slabs very easily.

koynekwest

They're not concave.

I like 'em.

TheLiberator

They are great. Who wants do display anything as ugly as a pcgs or ngc holder?


Other slabs truly are industrial looking...blah.

JJM

dont like

GRANDAM

No offense to anyone who has them,,,,,,, BUT,,,,,,, I saw some LIVE & IN PERSON Sunday and I think that

THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would not own a coin in such an UGLY Holder!!!!!!! If by some slim chance I found a coin I liked in that holder I would crack it out and send it to PCGS ASAP!!!!!

I know everybody is talking about them but somebody screwed up! They look like a cheap 3rd World Company Holder. They are the worst looking holder on the market,,,,,,, IMHO

The old holder was OK, they should have just made it the same size as the PCGS Holder. The slanted top with the readable date and grade is a good idea..... The package they put it in just sucks!!!!!!!!

The views expressed above are mine and mine alone. Just my personal opinion..........

GrandAm

DickyBetz

I think they are designed well, but have a disqusting label.

Tassa

When I saw photographs of them and then saw them on display I didn't think I'd like them, but since handling them they've growing on me. I do wish that they'd stack better, though.

wayneherndon

I like them. The info on top is nice; the really clear plastic is excellent; but I really like their thinner design. They feel sleek in hand. I understand 25 fit a box about the same size as holds 20 PCGS or NGC coins.

WH

flaminio

Great holder, ugly label. Even I could make a better one; indeed, I think I did.

earlwbollinger

I like the idea of the beveled top with the attribution there as well.
It makes it a lot easier to store the coins in boxes, so you can reference them easier later.
But I think they should have kept the bottom straight instead of curved, it might tale up less space in the storage boxes.
Are these the same size as PCGS slabs? Can you put them in a PCGS box or not? Vice-versa?

mozin

When is someone going to say how easy it is to read the edge lettering?

We Bust Half collectors want to know.

BillJones

Saw my first ones this weekend, and I did not like them at all.

tjkillian

I like them a lot, especially with the ability to see the information from the top.

Tom

RBinTex

From an imaging standpoint, I just discovered this evening that there are a few minor drawbacks.

1. The curvature of the top of the slab (as well as the close placement of the words - i.e. date & denomination to the topmost horizontal plane) makes it a little harder to get a picture so that it's harder to crop a nice clean line on the top of what you keep - but by no means impossible.

2. The words referred to in #1 need to have a bolder/thicker font - IMO.

3. The cert # is on the reverse - no biggie from a "buyers trust" standpoint (would be more problematic if PCGS - & to a much lesser degree NGC - adopted THAT strategy) but a bit of a pain if using the cert# in image names. You'll have to refer back to the slab or have it written down. You can't just glance up at the pic anymore.

A slight improvement is that the width of the slab is now (BARELY) sufficient to stay in the slot in a PCGS blue box.

Minutiae (sp?) - yes. Getting to the nitty gritty - priceless.

Conder101

The only place you can truly see the edge is through the bottom edge of the slab. The central inset that holds the coin is not actually clear but instead is slightly hazy. Looking through the front and back faces it is thin enough to appear clear at first glance, but looking through the bottom edge you can see about 25% of the edge, but it's like looking through a smoky cloud. You can also "see" the edge by looking obliquely through the front and back faces of the slab buy not clearly at all. MCGC and DCGS both had much clearer views of the edges of the coin. I haven't have the chance to examine one of NGC new slabs that let you see some of the edge so I can't compare them to that one.

Deadhorse

<< <i>I like the old ones much better - the old ANACS slabs are my favorite - was considering re-slabbing some NGC to ANACS but not now. >>



You can request the older slabs for any submision. Both slabs remain in production.

mozin

Conder 101,

Thanks.

Looks like there is no reason for me to reholder a bunch of my ANACS CBHs. I sure was hoping to see the entire edge lettering.

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flaminio

Pic fixed. Where do you get those boxes? They're nifty.

Conder101

I believe ANACS sells them.