Slab is chipped. I have tons of little pieces on my floor to show as evidence. It can happen one of two ways: Fit as many PCGS coins in a double row box and then try and force one more in there, or rubber band a group of slabs together and then drop them on the floor. Also chips off the stacker corners from the front of the slab behind it.
Read my Lips...It's not chipped. It came out of the Blaine collection. 20 consecutive numbered 10 year old holders. Holders that looked like they were made yesterday. After 10 years from Blaine to GC to me. These 20 consecutive numbered coins have not been banging around dealer cases. Look at the edges and crack me a slab with edges like that. I have seen another slab from the same period with only one of the U" shaped hoops. I've seen a few chipped slabs myself.
Apparently it is not as clear from my photos as I hoped. You can't crack a slab like this. There are no splintered edges.
<< <i>Read my Lips...It's not chipped. It came out of the Blaine collection. 20 consecutive numbered 10 year old holders. Holders that looked like they were made yesterday. After 10 years from Blaine to GC to me. These 20 consecutive numbered coins have not been banging around dealer cases. Look at the edges and crack me a slab with edges like that. I have seen another slab from the same period with only one of the U" shaped hoops. I've seen a few chipped slabs myself.
Apparently it is not as clear from my photos as I hoped. You can't crack a slab like this. There are no splintered edges. >>
A slabbed can be chipped from a slight mishap and still look new.
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Current generation??? Even if you didn't read you should be able to see from the photo it's far from a current slab. Credibility is dropping fast. How about we drop the subject.
Slight mishap? The defect goes nearly half way across the slab and is made up of 4 identical smaller slight mishaps. Forget the chips and splintered edges and consider statical probability.
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Just some regular knock-around damage.
Apparently it is not as clear from my photos as I hoped. You can't crack a slab like this. There are no splintered edges.
That's a current gen slab with some unfortunate chips
Just an existing unsightly defect.
<< <i>Read my Lips...It's not chipped. It came out of the Blaine collection. 20 consecutive numbered 10 year old holders. Holders that looked like they were made yesterday. After 10 years from Blaine to GC to me. These 20 consecutive numbered coins have not been banging around dealer cases. Look at the edges and crack me a slab with edges like that. I have seen another slab from the same period with only one of the U" shaped hoops. I've seen a few chipped slabs myself.
Apparently it is not as clear from my photos as I hoped. You can't crack a slab like this. There are no splintered edges. >>
A slabbed can be chipped from a slight mishap and still look new.
Slight mishap? The defect goes nearly half way across the slab and is made up of 4 identical smaller slight mishaps. Forget the chips and splintered edges and consider statical probability.
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