What is this PCGS slab?

pcunix · April 12, 2014 10:27PM

Is this an early version of Genuine - Details?

Or something else?

slipgate · April 12, 2014 11:16PM

Sample slab. They are very common I have a few myself.

bigjpst · April 12, 2014 11:21PM

I think those were part of a coin collecting starter set.

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:22PM

So these early versions didn't say "Sample". Are there a site that shows Samples?

savoyspecial · April 12, 2014 11:24PM

bigjpst is right.....They were part of a Scott Travers book/kit and they seem to be pretty plentiful

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:24PM

I know they are common (I can find plenty on eBay) but I'm curious about the whole Sample collecting thing. Are there Samples that are more rare then others? Are cents more common than halves, and so on? Are there any price/rarity guides?

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:26PM

<< <i>bigjpst is right.....They were part of a Scott Travers book/kit and they seem to be pretty plentiful >>

So not Samples? Something special PCGS did for these kits?? Any more info you can point me at?

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:30PM

So it was this?

http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collector-Starter-Scott-Travers/dp/067660045X

One per book, I assume? So it is like a sample slab but only found with these books? I guess PCGS was happy for the income and publicity..

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:32PM

<< <i>bigjpst is right.....They were part of a Scott Travers book/kit and they seem to be pretty plentiful >>

Though the book itself doesn't seem to be ?

metalmeister · April 12, 2014 11:41PM

Correct. Early version

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:43PM

<< <i>Correct. Early version

>>

So not unique to that book mentioned?

We seem to have conflicting opinions here.

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:51PM

I found this which seems to describe that book/kit http://www.pcgs.com/News/The-Coin-Market-In-1996

It says it came with a Certified Lincoln Cent, so that matches (certified, not graded).

So were these samples or specially created for the kit?

pcunix · April 12, 2014 11:58PM

Found it:

http://www.sampleslabs.com/pcgs.html

It was a special PCGS for that kit and there were about 100,000 made.

bigjpst · April 13, 2014 12:00AM

Samples are just as the name states. Grading companies give them out for free at shows to show off new slab designs. PCGS is currently passing out shield cents with the new hologram holders. Some other slabs kind of fall into the same collector category. Things like kids treasure hunt slabs and PCGS luncheon slabs. There is no price guide that I know of, other than completed auctions. Others on this forum know much more about this area of collecting than I do, but you can find a lot of info at sampleslabs.com

astrorat · April 13, 2014 12:05AM

These are really common and will often retail for under $5 each. You can them up on eBay for as low as $3.

The dates represented are 1917 through 1929, inclusive. If anyone has seen dates outside this range, please let me know.

As others have stated, it was a give-away with the Travers book, not a sample distributed at a show.

What is this PCGS slab?

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