BEHOLD! The plastic mountain!

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:08AM

Russ, NCNE

AU58WALKERS · July 14, 2006 7:09AM

GOOD JOB!!!

ms70 · July 14, 2006 7:12AM

Are they recyclable?

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:14AM

<< Are they recyclable? >>

I don't know, that's why I haven't been throwing them away. I'm concerned about the environment.

Russ, NCNE

csw · July 14, 2006 7:14AM

No wonder the price of petroleum is so high.

Connecticoin · July 14, 2006 7:15AM

You gonna return the inserts?

messydesk · July 14, 2006 7:15AM

So are the coins headed for fresh plastic or are they out for good?

claychaser · July 14, 2006 7:16AM

Do I see a very high percentage of PCGS slabs there?

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:16AM

<< You gonna return the inserts? >>

I periodically gather up the PCGS and NGC ones and send them off. I don't bother with the crap slab inserts.

Russ, NCNE

PhillyJoe · July 14, 2006 7:17AM

Russ is an equal opprtunity cracker: PCGS, NGC ANACS, PCI, ICG, NTC. It's all about the hunt.

Joe

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:18AM

<< Do I see a very high percentage of PCGS slabs there? >>

Nah, they just floated to the top.

Russ, NCNE

kiyote · July 14, 2006 7:19AM

Not to play Where's Waldo, but why crack out a Star designation NGC coin?

morgannut2 · July 14, 2006 7:25AM

Russ--feel free to forward any Morgan NGC/PCGS inserts (I pay 2X PCGS!!)--I've always wanted a complete Morgan set for $97!

braddick · July 14, 2006 7:28AM

There's one, close to the top, that has a bright yellow insert. I don't recognize that slab.

PhillyJoe · July 14, 2006 7:32AM

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There's one, close to the top, that has a bright yellow insert. I don't recognize that slab. >>

PCI, green border, most recently used to stir coffee.

Joe

Connecticoin · July 14, 2006 7:35AM

<< I don't bother with the crap slab inserts.

Russ, NCNE >>

Do they have pop reports?

braddick · July 14, 2006 7:35AM

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There's one, close to the top, that has a bright yellow insert. I don't recognize that slab. >>

PCI, green border, most recently used to stir coffee. Joe >>

There's also what appears to be an older PCI, on top, to the left. Any chance that either an SMS 1965 or 1966, or 1967 CAMEO/Deep Cameo Kennedy busted slab?

If so... I really, really wanted that three coin auction lot and you outbid me!!

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:39AM

<< If so... I really, really wanted that three coin auction lot and you outbid me!! >>

You didn't miss anything. The 1966 was strong, but not a DCAM. The 1965 is only cameo on a lucky day. The 1967 was the pick of the litter, but the cheapest in value.

Russ, NCNE

millennium · July 14, 2006 7:42AM

I see more than a few dollars spent there.....you mean rich man.

slipgate · July 14, 2006 7:46AM

Idea! Why don't you break out the Bernzomatic torch and make some sort of modern art with that pile. Then you could sell it on ebay with something like "$1000 worth of submission fees". You could "legally" even keyword spam with all the TPG names! Hey, I might even bid! But leave one slab in the middle of the work with the coin still in it to add "dimension" to the project. I'd bet Coinworld would publish the picture.

Anyone second the motion?

braddick · July 14, 2006 7:52AM

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<< If so... I really, really wanted that three coin auction lot and you outbid me!! >>

You didn't miss anything. The 1966 was strong, but not a DCAM. The 1965 is only cameo on a lucky day. The 1967 was the pick of the litter, but the cheapest in value. Russ, NCNE >>

It's still cool finding these in the super older PCI holders. I thought that 1966 SMS had a real shot at being something very special.

The same seller listed these: eBay LINK right after your auction closed. It looks like it came from the same set as the SMS's. Not scarce, of course, but they're true to the grade.

These let you know how much PCI has really sank in terms of grading these Kennedys over the years.

MAD4MORGANS · July 14, 2006 7:55AM

<< Idea! Why don't you break out the Bernzomatic torch and make some sort of modern art with that pile. Then you could sell it on ebay with something like "$1000 worth of submission fees". You could "legally" even keyword spam with all the TPG names! Hey, I might even bid! But leave one slab in the middle of the work with the coin still in it to add "dimension" to the project. I'd bet Coinworld would publish the picture.

Anyone second the motion? >>

Only if Russ uses one of those DCAM68 Hairy Kennedy's as the centerpiece.

morgannut2 · July 14, 2006 7:55AM

If you remove the PCGS slabs--I bet CU will buy you a display table at ANA!!!

Crazy4Coins · July 14, 2006 7:56AM

How do you crack them out so nicely? Most of the holders look like they opened right up for you. My pile is usually a bunch of small broken up pieces

Russ · July 14, 2006 7:59AM

Randy,

I use the trusty old hammer. If you hit a slab just right on the edge, it'll split the seam and can be popped open with a screwdriver. There are plenty in there, though, that didn't crack so nicely.

Russ, NCNE

Crazy4Coins · July 14, 2006 8:02AM

I'll try that the next time....one a cheap coin first

DHeath · July 14, 2006 9:00AM

Looks like the TPG's sure missed a lot of grades.

ABC123 · July 14, 2006 9:03AM

So many Slabs--So many misgraded coins !

kiyote · July 14, 2006 9:03AM

What's the * Cameo one!?

Russ · July 14, 2006 9:11AM

<< What's the * Cameo one!? >>

You can actually read those labels?

Russ, NCNE

xbob · July 14, 2006 9:28AM

There's a pile to worthy of adding serious doubt to popiulation reports.

I think I see the ANACS one you got from me on that pile. Center and to the right. 1967 MS67 CAM 50c.

Russ · July 14, 2006 9:33AM

<< I think I see the ANACS one you got from me on that pile. Center and to the right. 1967 MS67 CAM 50c. >>

Might be, but I've cracked quite a few ANACS, so it could be a different one.

Russ, NCNE

kiyote · July 14, 2006 10:04AM

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<< What's the * Cameo one!? >>

You can actually read those labels?

Russ, NCNE >>

One of the nearest NGC ones on the left is a PF 64 * Cameo, if I'm seeing that right..

DMWJR · July 14, 2006 10:14AM

Close encounters of the slab kind?

fivecents · July 14, 2006 10:28AM

Mine is just a plastic hill.

Russ · July 14, 2006 10:35AM

<< Mine is just a plastic hill. >>

Mine used to be a mole hill:

Then it became a little bigger hill:

It's like some monster that's out of control. It just keeps growing!

Russ, NCNE

100proof1957 · July 14, 2006 10:37AM

Crackatoa !

East of Seattle !

ccex · July 14, 2006 10:43AM

I keep my slab inserts on the back of the Dansco album page the coin resides in. Still, an impressive pile!

I see a cracked SEGS slab in there. What's the best way to crack these? My needle-nose pliers work well on all other TPG slabs, but not SEGS.

Russ · July 14, 2006 10:45AM

I use the same hammer on SEGS. But, those puppies are a lot more work!

Russ, NCNE

claychaser · July 14, 2006 11:20AM

My YN son thinks the slab pile is cool. He wants to know how much for it!

HighRelief · July 14, 2006 11:52AM

Russ must be the crackout dealer Laura keeps on talking about.

jabba · July 14, 2006 12:09PM

I just have a hill

kiyote · July 14, 2006 12:27PM

Numismanic · July 14, 2006 12:39PM

Did someone say plastic mountain? Maybe time for me to start crackin'.

seanq · July 14, 2006 1:50PM

<< I keep my slab inserts on the back of the Dansco album page the coin resides in. Still, an impressive pile!

I see a cracked SEGS slab in there. What's the best way to crack these? My needle-nose pliers work well on all other TPG slabs, but not SEGS. >>

Any holder but SEGS I can crack with a towel, a pair of pliers, and a couple of quick twists. SEGS holders simply will not crack that way, somehow their plastic is just as clear but much less brittle than the other TPGs. The last one I opened I had to go after with a hacksaw.

Sean Reynolds