Need help identifying an unknown slab from the 80's that certified a bust half.
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I posted this in the unique holder thread and it was suggest that I make a separate post. Does anyone know anything about this company (and even what the company name is)?
My gut feeling that maybe this was on of those mail order deals from a national catalogs(like lillian vernon)?
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The back of that "slab" offers some great protection and lifetime guarantees - too bad the company making those promises did not bother to put their name on it anywhere....
That should go in the different and unusual holder thread.
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I'll check my Conder101 slab book later this evening, but it does not look familiar.
@wingsrule Thank you!
Read my first sentence
AU 55?
LOL @AmazonX sorry I TL;DR your post obviously.... I've had folks do that to me before too though so it's all good!
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Not a problem. I sometimes jump to the photos too
According to Conder101, this is from a company called Federal Certification Service, Inc. and this variety is listed as FCS2. The company name shows up on FCS1 but was removed on the next iteration. He continues to say that the date is in the European format (dd/mm/yy) and that is clearly evidenced on the photo in his book. He surmises that the company may have been bought out by a "non-US" company. The "double your money back" guarantee is not present on the first gen.
Hope this helps!
(Man, that's a cool book. Didn't realize it was published back in '03. Must be getting old!)
Interesting as I just realized your date does not fit the dd/mm/yy format.
@Wingsrule Thank you so much. I never would have known any of that. Maybe mine is right before they sold it?
At small coin shows, strange holders/slabs often show up... also at gun shows.... These shows tend to bring out the smaller collectors/dealers (no travel costs, hotel costs, meals).... and these people often have material they have owned for many years.... Small shows can be rewarding... Cheers, RickO
Great research @Wingsrule
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See Robert Paul's (1st) post about midway through the first page for a picture with the company name.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-rare-or-special-or-strange-tpg-slabs.243787/
@U1chicago Great find! Thanks. Too bad we can't see the full date on that one.