Quick question about what this means

mkman123

I've noticed sometimes on BST when someone is selling morgans, what do they mean when the coin is a AU slider? What is sliders???

Thanks!

PerryHall

Slidder is a high end AU coin that appears brilliant uncirculated at first glance.

AUandAG

AU and slider mean the same. A coin that looks nice but has seen just a tad
of circulation and is an AU would be considered a slider. Not just quite MS and
just slides under MS.

bob

mkman123

AHHHHH, thank you perryhall and AUandAG! It was puzzling me!

DieClash

I've also heard the term used to describe coins where the reverse may grade MS but the obverse is definitely AU. Sliders often have two grade designation with the first designating the obverse and the latter the reverse such as "AU/BU Slider"

Gemineye

<< <i>a slider is a pitch halfway between a curveball and a fastball. A slider breaks laterally and down, with more speed than a curveball but less speed than a fastball. The break on the pitch is shorter than that of a curveball. The release technique of a slider is between a curveball and a fastball. The slider is similar to the cutter, a pitch which is thrown as a fastball, but differs in the sense that a slider tends to be more of a breaking ball. >>


Wiki......

jmski52

A slider is a coin that an unscrupulous seller might be able to slide past a novice collector as a higher grade coin than it really is.

SeaEagleCoins

<< <i>A slider is a coin that an unscrupulous seller might be able to slide past a novice collector as a higher grade coin than it really is. >>



and also might mean a coin that could grade as an au one one submission and then as a 61-62 on the next

WoodenJefferson

The term "slider" is used a lot when attempting to describe Walking Liberty Half dollars. On Walkers, there are specific high spots such as the breast plate, lower leg, hand, eagles wing tips and breast feathers that can get abraded with the slightest of circulation. These can be seen with a good light source and by tilting and rotating the coin you should be able to pick-up any areas of rub. (1 reason buying coins via images is not always the best option when it comes to raw coins)

Sliders have also been used to proclaim that they came from collectors display drawers. Opening and closing the drawers causes a rub to appear on the coin. Sounds plausible at least to a novice buyer.

Bear

The AU Slider, used to be called, a " Commercial Uncirculated."