This is New to Me - PCGS Two Coin Slab

epcjimi1

Product spotlight on the home page shows a two coin slab with the 75th SF ASE pictured. I've never seen a two coin slab before.



and also this example -

dpoole

Those Pan-Pacs are 80s on a 70-point scale?!

Pretty impressive!

barrytrot

Very cool, although now that invalidates all my nice boxes

johnrav

hum, i do not want my SAE's like that. looks nice and all, but does not fit with the rest of the series...

braddick

I like it!
I'd imagine Morgan end-rollers, for example, would look stunning with this presentation.

Zoins

The two coin slab looks pretty cool. I can even imagine putting in two of the same coin, one with the obverse up and the other with the reverse up. It would make for a good museum presentation.

The PanPacs are awesome. It's a shame they don't have grades. I have seen Sample slabs with grades so it would be nice if these were graded and listed in the cert verification.

I wonder if it will fit in the OGP box. It doesn't look like it but that would be cool too.

braddick

I'm sure PCGS will provide custom boxes made to fit these slabs upon release...

Zoins

<< <i>I'm sure PCGS will provide custom boxes made to fit these slabs upon release... >>



But will the boxes be as nice as the OGP presentation boxes?

For the UHR, a few people made custom inserts that fit PCGS slabs into the OGP box which was pretty cool.

giorgio11

It's been my experience that most collectors don't like odd-sized proof sets or slabs. They want things to fit in with the rest of their collections. First of these I've seen from PCGS though. They seem to be innovating new products faster than they used to.

Lakesammman

I think a Feb and March 1836 Steam Token pair would look good that way - too bad they don't do tokens or one-offs.

BryceM

Trying to de-rotate a coin in that holder would be a nightmare.

richardshipp

WOW... that PanPac Commen is sweet!

derryb

I'm waiting for the "wall plaque" slab for my half dollar early commemorative set. Gives me time to pick up the remaining coins that I need.

stealer

You know, if you want them separate you can always use the 'ol bandsaw

However, this is a nightmare for dealers. What if one of the coins is butt ugly and the other one is a true beauty? There's no way to sell them separately.

dragon

I am wondering why 2 separate tags rather than 1 larger tag with all the info?

Zoins

<< <i>However, this is a nightmare for dealers. What if one of the coins is butt ugly and the other one is a true beauty? There's no way to sell them separately. >>



I'm guessing they wouldn't be slabbed together if they have vastly different looks ... at the time of slabbing

stealer

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<< <i>However, this is a nightmare for dealers. What if one of the coins is butt ugly and the other one is a true beauty? There's no way to sell them separately. >>



I'm guessing they wouldn't be slabbed together if they have vastly different looks ... at the time of slabbing >>


Well I was assuming that the submitter decides which coins they want to pair together (assuming it costs more for the service), but your comment is very true as well

magikbilly

I think is a bad idea for collectors. But, it will increase crackouts and resubmission. How does this actually help collectors or the endeavor of collecting, or is this something else?


Eric

Timbuk3

Nice, never saw one before !!!

Banemorth

<< <i>I think is a bad idea for collectors. But, it will increase crackouts and resubmission. How does this actually help collectors or the endeavor of collecting, or is this something else?


Eric >>



I don't know as a collector I think it could be really neat if you have two roll end toners like mentioned above. Be a cool presentation!

EXOJUNKIE

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The MOST VALUABLE SAMPLE SLAB ever! Would love to have it!!!

ebaytrader

<< <i>Those Pan-Pacs are 80s on a 70-point scale?!

Pretty impressive! >>



Well, that half is pretty awesome.

OldEastside

Gotta agree on the Pan Pac sample, thats one I'd love to have
unless of course they have a Sample Pan Pac $50 Octagonal &
Round set

Steve

magikbilly

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<< <i>I think is a bad idea for collectors. But, it will increase crackouts and resubmission. How does this actually help collectors or the endeavor of collecting, or is this something else?


Eric >>



I don't know as a collector I think it could be really neat if you have two roll end toners like mentioned above. Be a cool presentation! >>



And if you want to sell one of those coins? I dunno. IMHO a great coin needs only the "standard" PCGS slab with a plus when needed. I don't like all these variations lately - it muddies the field for younger or newer collectors.

Eric

19Lyds

Ths appears to be a fairly good idea...........for the right collector.

coindeuce

<< <i>Ths appears to be a fairly good idea...........for the right collector. >>



I'm sure the mass market profiteers are thinking the same thing right now. Won't be long for the classic "First and Last Year" pairs of average circulated denominations to start showing up in these holders through venues like QVC or The Coin Vault. (At grossly inflated prices, I would expect)

HIGHLOWLEAVES

This two coin PCGS Holder would be great for a set of Wisconsin Extra Leaf High and Low Statehood Quarters !!

magikbilly

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<< <i>Ths appears to be a fairly good idea...........for the right collector. >>



I'm sure the mass market profiteers are thinking the same thing right now. Won't be long for the classic "First and Last Year" pairs of average circulated denominations to start showing up in these holders through venues like QVC or The Coin Vault. (At grossly inflated prices, I would expect) >>



Yes, that is another point. It looks like some of those products. It seems a gimmick. It just seems to complicate everything. How will prices be arrived at? Will it be easier or harder? I'd like to focus on the coins. I agree, it is a neat way to display some coins - '78 and '21 Morgan or what have you, but are we making another collectible?

Eric

Bochiman

If it's available to anyone submitting, I like it.
I like giving gifts when I can do things a little special. I have some "self-slabs" where I can do multi-coin holders....I lost the source to it and so have gotten a little tight on just using them, but, in the past, I did some multi-holders and they were well received.
(Note: None of mine were done to confuse the grading, etc.....I did special, personalized, labels for them and they were never sonically sealed).

To those that don't like the holders....I can understand that too.....solution is to just not buy them or whine about them. If PCGS finds a market for them, more power to them. Some folks do like them and something like a "first year, last year" is cool for some folks to have....not everyone is a numismatic purist....some just like things for whatever reason.

I also think it is cool to show the obv/rev same time, toning examples, and even to show a variety/non-variety at the same time.

OldEastside

I can see alot of Modern Commem BU & Proof Silver Dollars utilizing that format

Steve

Edited to ask: Are they gonna make Dually Boxes to house em?

oreville

I can't stand the idea.

Storage becomes much more involved.

What happened if one coin out two starts to spot or whatever, you now have to now crack out both coins!

astrorat

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Dang that's a cool sample slab ... DANG!!!

magikbilly

<< <i>I can't stand the idea.

Storage becomes much more involved.

What happened if one coin out two starts to spot or whatever, you now have to now crack out both coins! >>





Yup. That is one variation I did not think of! Especially with mention of a lot of modern Proofs possibly going in them.

Eric

oreville

Don Willis gave out 10 twosome sample slabs with a copper lincoln cent and a 1943 steel cent and DANG, I did not get to procure any of them!!!

AND I was right there too!!!

CEOcoinshopcom

If they can do two, they can do more.

I have a whole roll of Morgan's, that I would love to see side by side by side by side......

messydesk

DW gave away some at ANA, and regretted not having more or offering them for sale. They would have a good application for educating or demonstrating differences between grades, cleaned vs. not cleaned, early and late die states, pl and not pl...

onejinx

<< <i>DW gave away some at ANA, and regretted not having more or offering them for sale. They would have a good application for educating or demonstrating differences between grades, cleaned vs. not cleaned, early and late die states, pl and not pl... >>




I like all of those ideas

Zoins

PCGS certainly knows how to make sample slabs!

crypto79

Theses should look nice, I have a MS62 set as well