Why doesn't PCGS make their slabs airtight?

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• MadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭

  August 28, 2006 4:36AM

  Because if the coins farted they would end up smelling it forever!!

  It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!
  
  

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  August 28, 2006 4:54AM

  Cost.

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• FatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭

  August 28, 2006 4:55AM

  
  
  << <i>Because if the coins farted they would end up smelling it forever!! >>
  
  

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• RedTiger Posts: 5,608 ✭

  August 28, 2006 4:57AM

  Truly air tight that lasts would probably cost a lot more if the same size is kept. It could also cause problems with air transport as the differences in air pressure would cause a lot of stress on the holders. Imagine opening a box after landing and finding exploded holders like clay that was not properly prepared before firing in a kiln.
  

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• Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭

  August 28, 2006 5:02AM

  Because it can't trully be done anyway. Over time gases can permiate right through the plastic itself. The thicker and denser you make the plastic the longer it will take, but the clarity of the plastic would suffer.

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• ABC123 Posts: 2,627

  August 28, 2006 5:37AM

  Practically impossible and not necessary !

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• saintguru Posts: 7,727 ✭✭✭

  August 28, 2006 5:38AM

  They would have to be done in outer space and that would definately add about $5 and a longer wait time.

  

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• messydesk Posts: 20,306 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 28, 2006 6:06AM

  Or they could fill the slab with nitrogen under pressure, which would keep other gasses out. It would, however, slowly leak out and then have to be resubmitted for a recharge. Crackouts would be a little more dangerous, although you'd be able to identify crackout artists by the shards of slab permanently embedded into their skulls.

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• saintguru Posts: 7,727 ✭✭✭

  August 28, 2006 6:06AM

  
  
  << <i>Or they could fill the slab with nitrogen under pressure, which would keep other gasses out. It would, however, slowly leak out and then have to be resubmitted for a recharge. Crackouts would be a little more dangerous, although you'd be able to identify crackout artists by the shards of slab permanently embedded into their skulls. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  That would be very funny, in a bloody painful kind of way.

  

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• jmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭

  August 28, 2006 6:18AM

  They would have to be done in outer space...
  
  That isnt true. You dont have to be in space to create a vacuum.

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• jamakin Posts: 1,055

  August 28, 2006 6:23AM

  Or they could fill the slab with nitrogen under pressure, which would keep other gasses out. It would, however, slowly leak out and then have to be resubmitted for a recharge. Crackouts would be a little more dangerous, although you'd be able to identify crackout artists by the shards of slab permanently embedded into their skulls.
  
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• Derek2100 Posts: 248

  August 28, 2006 1:56PM

  there would be no need to crack them out and dip them

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