If you want to see lots of the new ANACS slabs, stop bye my table at FUN #123 / #125
Several months ago we submitted hundreds upon hundreds of "fresh" material to be holdered for release at FUN..... should be quite interesting to see the coins and the grades.....
like I said months back....if this were a western there would be a new sheriff coming to town!
<< <i>What I mean by the last statement is : How come so many come to this site to tout the competition ? >>
Because if the competition can truly become competitive with the market leader, we as consumers or either company's product will benefit from increased pressure on said market leader to deliver a better product for less money.
ANACS turnaround time has vastly improved as well!
I submitted an economy order in early November. I reasoned that with the 3 month TAT, I would be maybe the first kid on the block with the new slabs in January.
But, lo' and behold, they are already graded , in the old small holders (a couple weeks ago) and the grades are right on the money!
"Wars are really ugly! They're dirty and they're cold. I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole." Mary
Since they will be debuting the new slab at FUN they will qite possibly be handing out sample slabs. I won't be at FUN and I was wondering if anyone could pick up one or two of them for me if they are handing them out.
I have to agree that is a nice slab with a FUGLY label. IMHO they could improve it drastically simply by getting rid of that oval shaped white space behind the grade. IMHO they should be trying to make the COIN the focus and not the slab.
Nice looking holder, but I think the label itself and the grade are too large, the coin itself should be the foca; point and not the grade or the label as MrEureka pointed out. I think they could make that label about 1/2 the size and still get all their info on it.
The edges of the holder are beveled. You can't see the entire rim of the coin. Just some through the left and right side, through the prism efect of the beveled plastic, not from the top or botom from what I remember.
Besides the top down label, the reverse of the bevel on the top is a top viewable bar code. No biggie for collectors like me but they said it was for dealers to be able to use a barcode scanner for inventory.
They are approximate same size as PCGS and NGC but a little thinner. Overall I liked the new slabs.
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I held sample at the Baltimore show. It stands upright by itself! I like the labeling, especially the top label. The locking grooves which are designed to keep the slabs interlocked when stacked seemed a bit light, and into the holder too much. It leaves a lot of room for the the possibility of scattering the slabs when carrying them in a large stack. I liked that you could see the edge of the coin.
My only reason for not photo sealing ANACS in the past was their numerous owners, some with strict grading, some not so strict. Maybe this new era will get more collectors buying high grade coins in their holders. I may start photo sealing them.
ICG kind of blew their shot by showing their distain for modern issues (grading them all MS/PR-70) and by allowing too many problem coins into their holders. If ANACS can grade conservatively they will get my business. If they allow all their past mistakes into the new holders, there will be no real change.
<< <i>It appears that the top grading reference is designed to allow you to find the coin without going thru all of them. I like that.
Huh? >>
I think he means that the label on the top of the slab makes it easier to find a particular coin in a box.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
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Several months ago we submitted hundreds upon hundreds of "fresh" material to be holdered for release at FUN.....
should be quite interesting to see the coins and the grades.....
like I said months back....if this were a western there would be a new sheriff coming to town!
<< <i>What I mean by the last statement is : How come so many come to this site to tout the competition ? >>
Because if the competition can truly become competitive with the market leader, we as consumers or either company's product will benefit from increased pressure on said market leader to deliver a better product for less money.
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I submitted an economy order in early November. I reasoned that with the 3 month TAT, I would be maybe the first kid on the block with the new slabs in January.
But, lo' and behold, they are already graded , in the old small holders (a couple weeks ago) and the grades are right on the money!
and they're cold.
I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
Mary
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That is good news indeed, for collectors of bust halves and dollars.
of course, NGC recently announced a rim-view coin holder, too..
pcgs, so far, silent on the subject.
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The edges of the holder are beveled. You can't see the entire rim of the coin. Just some through the left and right side, through the prism efect of the beveled plastic, not from the top or botom from what I remember.
Besides the top down label, the reverse of the bevel on the top is a top viewable bar code. No biggie for collectors like me but they said it was for dealers to be able to use a barcode scanner for inventory.
They are approximate same size as PCGS and NGC but a little thinner. Overall I liked the new slabs.
collections: Maryland related coins & exonumia, 7070 Type set, and Video Arcade Tokens.
The Low Budget Y2K Registry Set
Russ, NCNE
My only reason for not photo sealing ANACS in the past was their numerous owners, some with strict grading, some not so strict. Maybe this new era will get more collectors buying high grade coins in their holders. I may start photo sealing them.
ICG kind of blew their shot by showing their distain for modern issues (grading them all MS/PR-70) and by allowing too many problem coins into their holders. If ANACS can grade conservatively they will get my business. If they allow all their past mistakes into the new holders, there will be no real change.
Good luck to ANACS.
I hear they plan to move to Texas.
As a submitter? I doubt it!
On the other hand, if ANACS can grade loosely but develop a reputation for grading conservatively, they will get MY business.
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Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Huh?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
<< <i>It appears that the top grading reference is designed to allow you to find the coin without going thru all of them. I like that.
Huh? >>
I think he means that the label on the top of the slab makes it easier to find a particular coin in a box.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.