So, Which do you prefer? PCGS clear fang tab gasket or older full ring gasket?

ambro51

Do you prefer one over the other now that's it's been awhile?

CyStater

The only think I don't like about the new ones is that the coins sometimes shift in them like they did in the old rattlers. Same trick though to straighten them out. Just tap one of the corners on a table until it straightens out again.

RYK

I am liking the new gasket more.

mgoodm3

I like the new ones.

TwoFeathers

I don't like how the new edge view gasket obscures the mint mark on Buffalo Nickels. When making a submission at a recent coin show, I asked the PCGS rep if they could rotate the gasket 180 degrees so that the mint marks would be more visible. He said that they could not do that, but they could holder the coin with the reverse displayed on the front side of the holder.

renomedphys

I've gotten a few of my early proof cents into edgeview holders and I really like them. The rim differences between one issue and the next are quite interesting to examine. That, and for some reason, they make me feel more like the coin is actually in there, and not just some two dimensional thingie in a rubber gasket.

lkeigwin

Initially I objected to the new holder. For photographic reasons. But I've come around and prefer the new style.
Lance.
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crypto79

Not even close, edge view SP holder is my fav plastic

Kove

No question about it, it can be very helpful to see the edge of a coin. Da prongs are da bomb.

LindeDad

I sent in most of my CBH's to get the new gaskets on them last year. Thinking I'll send in another box or two later this year of stuff I plan to hold long term.

messydesk

I don't mind them for large coins, but for tiny stuff, the fangs really have a looming presence.

TomB

At first I disliked them and it could very well have been because I was comfortable with the older gasket holders. However, similar to others on this board, I have taken bazillions of shots of coins and over time have realized that the prong-style holders often obscure less of the rim where they are in contact with the coin than the older gasket holders. While smaller coins are affected more by the new holders, they also had a tendancy to be affected more by the old holders, too. In this case, my initial reaction does not agree with how I view the holders now and I like the new holders. The one downside is that they do not give a consistent appearance when placed next to the gasket holders.

KAJ1

I like the new. At first I didn't, but they grow on you.

lcoopie

I'm probably the only one who has no opinion whatsoever.

MsMorrisine

prong horns on edge lettered coins, old gasket on others.

Timbuk3

I've gotten use to the new one, I like it !!!

steveben

i like the new ones better. i also like the newer labels. although, ogh's are still my favorites.

Constantine

<< <i>I like the new. At first I didn't, but they grow on you. >>



This is exactly how I feel.

DIMEMAN

At first I hated them......STILL DO!!!!!!

BryceM

In general, I like the edge-view. I really didn't like how the older gasket would sometimes creep over and obscure the rim. For really small coins like G$1, half-dimes, and even $2-1/2 Indians, the older holder is probably better. I do wonder though if there will be a long-term effect from the gasket material being in direct contact with the surface of the coin. If a coin tones a bit in the holder I imagine we'll see some shadow of the prongs a few decades. On a 200 or 300 year-old coin that might someday be significant.

crypto79

<< <i>At first I hated them......STILL DO!!!!!! >>



If I collected coins as small as dimes I might agree but on my large series that also suffers from hard to diagnose proof issues where the rim is one of the main tells, they are a god send.

On large coins like dollars where there isn't much rubber left after the coin and the cut out area, I have noticed the rubber outline buckle inwards away from the edge of the holder and into the cutout area of the open part. That’s kind of annoying and they might consider a grade or two stiffer polymer that will retain its shape better IMO

stealer

I love the prong gasket, but absolutely despise the new inserts. The two-tone print makes it look so childish.