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AGS slab? Buy the holder and NOT the coin.

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
The coin--not so much.

But whoa! That is kind of a neat holder. Anyone know anything about them? Looks like you could see the rim in something like this.

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    That is a pretty nice holder. Excellent clarity.

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    coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a good looking holder, ebay?

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    That plastic is doing a great job of hiding those Deep Mirrors.image
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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,093 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That is a pretty nice holder. Excellent clarity.

    Russ, NCNE >>




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    What RUSS said......

    TorinoCobra71

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>That plastic is doing a great job of hiding those Deep Mirrors.image >>



    Bawhah haw!

    Might scratch easy, but there is something really cool about how crystal clear the slab is.
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    pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355
    Coin seems to just float freely, sorta like the look the first gen pcgs slabs gave, especially on smaller coins.
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    Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536
    AGS was originally located in New York City and was active I think in the late 1980's early 90's. A few ears yago they relocated to California and changed their slab style to that seen in the picture at the top of the thread. Unfortunately the edge of the coin is still not clearly visible. The center insert of these slabs has the bottom two thirds clear with the top third frosted. The AGS is printed on the frosted insert. The information about the coin is printed on the inside of the outer shells. This makes the lettering seem to float in mid-air. It gives the slab a very unusual appearance in hand.

    This holder style may also exist with the lower two thirds as a black transparent plastic, the top third still clear frosted. I have seen pictures of such a slab, but not in person. It is possible though that if the slab was in front of a black background it might look like that. But in that case the top third would also have had a black appearance as well.
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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice slab!!
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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Conder-

    Is this company still in business? I think some of the leading (ANACS) slabbing companies would do well to look at this slab and adopt something similar if they are going to offer a new style slab. I've always thought that the crystal clear insert that makes the coin look like it is floating in mid-air has great aesthetic appeal and I wish someone would adopt it.
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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Is there any kind of gasket to hold the coin securely or is it a rattler?
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    dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    ags, ngc, pcgs, it's all the same - PLASTIC.

    CRACK IT OUT!

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,510 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Is there any kind of gasket to hold the coin securely or is it a rattler? >>



    I was thinking the same thing. It reminds me of a fancier version of the first generation small PCGS slab known as the "rattler". That one had a problem with the coin rotating in the holder.

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    Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536
    The ones I have are not "rattlers" I suspect the center insert is flexible and the hole is slightly undersized and it is stretched a bit to hold the coin securely. Similarly to the way the coin world, ANACS, and NGC inserts are done except that a transparent plastic is used.

    I suspect they may still be in business or were until recently but I can't prove it. I haven't tried to contact the company. On their old New York holders the entire mailing address was printed on the back label. On the new ones it merely has American Grading Service San Jose CA 95112. A yellow page search for them in that zip code area turns up nothing.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm not crazy about the label, but the slab itself is nice.
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