New ANACS Holders

jmj3esq

I had a 1921 Morgan VAM that was in one of their crappy blue slabs. I saw that ANACS changed their slabs again and sent the morgan in to have it reholdered. Well I just got it back. I must say that the slabs are pretty nice. Much nicer than the last disaster. These things are solid as a rock. They seem to be as solid as a SEGS slab just not nearly as bulky and thinck. I bet it is tough to crack one of these things. Overall I think its a pretty good slab. What opinions do others have?

tydye

Do you have a pic?

kryptonitecomics

Pics????

DennisH

There are quite a few photos in here.

jmj3esq

I added photos in first post.

fc

i think collectors need to stop spending money needlessly
on this plastic fixatation. collectors are making these tpgs
rich.

i can proudly state i have never spent a dime sending coins
in yet my coins are all slabbed. that means more money for coins.

i preferred the old slab. all about the coin.

Broadstruck

PQ coin for the grade slab insert... no sticker needed.

This new dorkier slab looks race ready with the spoiler top front scoop, minus a wing on the bottom obverse and 4 wheels. Then you could sticker it like an Indy 500 race car.

Reminds me of one of the toddler race car beds!!!

Coxe

I am pretty indifferent to them, though they are (to me) marginally better than the previous blue ones. My gripe is I have about 20 ANACS slab boxes that only are good for those earlier duds. These don't fit in them. Don't fit the PCGS ones either. Haven't tried NGC boxes, but I don't have very many of them anyway and they are harder to come by.

DJCoinz

<< <i>I am pretty indifferent to them, though they are (to me) marginally better than the previous blue ones. My gripe is I have about 20 ANACS slab boxes that only are good for those earlier duds. These don't fit in them. Don't fit the PCGS ones either. Haven't tried NGC boxes, but I don't have very many of them anyway and they are harder to come by. >>

I'd be happy to take some of them off yours hands.

jmj3esq

all about the coin.

That is the No. 1 reason why I slab most of my coins. For me coin preservation is a must. I handle my coins way too much. A nice, strong, plastic slab prevents me, and others, from damaging my coins. I will pay for that any day.

collectors are making these tpgs rich

That is why people go into business, right? Why do you drive your car when you can walk or ride a bike? You are making the oil and gas industry rich, arent you?

Im with you Broadstruck, teh slab does look a little dorkey. I do dislike the top slant to the slab. It would look nice squared off. Once you feel one in your hand it is easy to tell that the slab is 100% better than the last slab.

ScarsdaleCoin

The slab originally was sent out to bid..... very few of the mfg bidding knew anything about coins..... had they listened to the folks who knew, they would have avoided many of these errors.... I still think in order to compete they need the box of 20 fit and should go back to the much better looking insert that was found on the small holders with problems.... that one had the best look

Patches

Nice hands!

Broadstruck

Looks like some major structural engineering went into those massive side rails.

Is the top edge blunt, or sharp?

Bad enough to bleed writting the checks for coins, don't want to when handeling them.

Also could you drop your 21 Morgan on the floor a few dozen times to test it's strength? (Just Kidding)

paigowjohnny

A tad bit tougher to crack with a hammer than either the old or "old new" ANACS slabs...I don't think they're as tough to crack as a SEGS or PCGS slab.

Bochiman

<< <i>i think collectors need to stop spending money needlessly
on this plastic fixatation. collectors are making these tpgs
rich.

i can proudly state i have never spent a dime sending coins
in yet my coins are all slabbed. that means more money for coins.

i preferred the old slab. all about the coin. >>




Just because your coins are all slabbed, and you didn't pay for the slabbing, doesn't mean you spent less than someone who picked out a raw coin for a low price (for whatever reason, had it slabbed (paid the $30 or whatever), then sold it to you (or anyone) for quite a bit more.

Maybe if you learned to grade raw coins correctly, you wouldn't need to rely on paying for already slabbed coins?

dorkkarl

sorry but that is 1 goofy looking slab

have'nt had a chance to crack any out yet, though

K S

fc

doh, one has to cover all the bases with you guys!
touche bochiman.

but those people buying raw and getting them graded.. one
never hears their horror stories about the fake gold coin that
did not get graded.. thus throwing off all their neato profits!
;-)

we could go on and on, but i always thought that dealers alone
should be sending in coins. allowing collectors was a mistake
in my mind.

i can only imagine the ratio of slabbed coins to body bagged exploded
in those first few years.

but to get back on track, a coin already slabbed and accurately
graded was sent back to get new plastic. i call that plastic fixation!
i have not even bothered crossed my anacs slabs to pcgs because
i am too lazy and realized it really does not matter. the registry
has lost the neato factor.

Mercury10c

I don't have any of the new slabs yet, but I did like the old new blue slabs quite a bit.

ibzman350

I don't care for the "new"ANACS slabs. The only new ANACS slabs I own are those rare sample slabs. I do like the "older" white slabs and try to buy all my VAM coins in those slabs.

I prefere PCGS slabs for my regular morgans and the only NGC slabs I own house a few toners, both morgans and ASE's


BTW........nice coin, I like

but then what's not to like about a 21 morgan and a VAM to boot








Herb

ironhorse19

<< <i>i always thought that dealers alone should be sending in coins. allowing collectors was a mistake >>



If it were "dealers only" how could I have got that 81-P Jefferson graded (came back slabbed MS67) that was found in circulation change? Pay a dealer to send it in? There is ONE dealer in Wyoming for PCGS and they are a recent addition to PCGS's list of dealers.


<< <i>What opinions do others have? >>


I've sent a lot of wheats to ANACS to be attributed. I like the new holders and really like being able to view from the top, just what I'm looking for. But, if they were a tad slimmer, they would 'mingle' better with their counterparts from PCGS and NGC.

Just my two cents worth and it's probably not worth even that

mozin

How can one tell if he has the newest ANACS holder or the previous version?

jmj3esq

BTW........nice coin, I like

Funny story. I got the coin in a circulated roll of 1921 Morgans. At the time I knew nothing about VAMS and was only buying silver. One night I was looking at each and every one of the coins closly and one had what appeared to be solder near the edge. I actually picked at it with my thumb nail trying to release what I thought was solder. Soon after I learned my lesson from the very experienced people on this forum that it was not solder, but a very wore out, cracked and chiped die. The photo does not show the detail. but this die had to be almost to the pont of shattering. Luckily I did not ruin the coin trying to remove the "solder". In any event, I am not a VAM collector. I only have this one because of the expereince I have had with it. I will never sell it. I use a photo of the large die chip as my avatar. I will also never change that. That, fc, is why I had it reholdered in the new ANACS slab. The old slab was so bad I had to get it out of it. Only ANACS will attribute this VAM variety.

Russellhome

<< <i>I am pretty indifferent to them, though they are (to me) marginally better than the previous blue ones. My gripe is I have about 20 ANACS slab boxes that only are good for those earlier duds. These don't fit in them. Don't fit the PCGS ones either. Haven't tried NGC boxes, but I don't have very many of them anyway and they are harder to come by. >>



Actually - the new ANACS holders will fit into a PCGS box. It is not a perfect fit, but if you put the 'teeth' of the box into the slots on the side of the new ANACS holders, they will stay where you put them. The box will end up holding one less slab -- but it is a workable solution. I had a bunch of extra PCGS boxes anyway - and this is where the new ANACS slabs are going.



And about the new holder... I like them better as well. They are very solid. I hope the same toning problem that plagued the old 'new' holder goes away. Most of the Satin Finish coins I had slabbed in the old holder toned within weeks of coming back from ANACS. SF coins in PCGS and NGC holders have not had the toning problem.

robkool

^^^Will the lid on the PCGS box close nicely with those ANACS slabs in it ???

Russellhome

The lid does not seat completely flush, but it goes down far enough for the catch in the middle of the lid to work. So you don't have to worry about grabbing the box and lifting just the lid. In other words -- it works fine, at least on the box I have.