New ANACS Slab Falls Open In My Hands!

boyhowdy · March 21, 2009 12:56AM

I'm looking at some newps when a new ANACS-slabbed Barber dime falls 6 inches to my table.
The top part of the slab seperates into 2 parts, the plastic cover on the insert and the insert itself!
The pieces snap right back together but this raises serious security concerns, eh? I could pop any
insert I wanted into the slab and no one would be the wiser.

Anyone else have this happen???

BigSteve

VirtualWon · March 21, 2009 1:12AM

No I haven't but thanks for the heads up I am thinking of having some mid grade coins graded by them, but now I want to look into this problem first.

Did you contact ANACS to see what they say ( or if they will reholder it for free ... including insurance?)

garsmith · March 21, 2009 1:20AM

You will have to test this to see if this was a random occurrence, possibly miss sealed slab, or if is smoething that can be duplicated with their slabs. If it's common I see the potential for coins and inserts to be switched in the slabs

Bayard1908 · March 21, 2009 1:32AM

Please post a photo of the slab. I suspect that your slab is a first generation clear view.

jmj3esq · March 21, 2009 1:34AM

I opened one with my fingernail once. They are the first blue slabs they used immediately after stoping using the old small white holders. Those slabs were terrible. Their new ones are much improved and are very solid.

boyhowdy · March 21, 2009 1:58AM

Here is a picture of the slab and components. I suck at posting pix so no promises...

BigSteve

Bayard1908 · March 21, 2009 2:01AM

<< <i>Here is a picture of the slab and components. I suck at posting pix so no promises...

BigSteve >>

I think that's the "improved" second generation slab.

pheh · March 21, 2009 2:07AM

speety · March 21, 2009 2:10AM

Hmmmmm

Beat once again! UGHHhHHHHH

DennisH · March 21, 2009 2:16AM

I suspect it didn't go through the sonic-sealing machine to get "welded" together. I've seen that happen with PCGS holders too.

PerryHall · March 21, 2009 2:26AM

Didn't Madmarty have a PCGS slab that they forgot to seal? I wonder if he still has it.

Mercury10c · March 21, 2009 4:46AM

I think that is the 2nd generation Clearview. The 1st gen was smooth all around the edges. The 2nd gen is
the one that has a sort of groove around it, and you can basically use those to pull the slab apart, or put a
screwdriver there and twist and pop the thing open. I have never cracked one, but there have been many
reports on these boards over the last couple of years about how easily these thinks crack/break/fall apart.
ANACS really needs to do smoething about this.

AnkurJ · March 21, 2009 8:17AM

Yep,
This is how these slabs open. When I bought coins for my type set that were in ANACS holders, I just drop the holder a few times on a counter top, and the slab pops right open!

Quick and easy. But can you imagine what would happen if someone was looking at coins at a show, and drop the holder, and the coin goes flying!

Not good....

PerryHall · March 21, 2009 9:09AM

<< <i>But can you imagine what would happen if someone was looking at coins at a show, and drop the holder, and the coin goes flying! >>

SOLD!!!

leothelyon · March 21, 2009 5:46PM

You're expecting a bit too much from a company that slabs coins for $10, don't you think?

Leo

frnklnlvr · March 21, 2009 6:16PM

It's possible that someone popped the slab open before. Do you see any evidence of tampering? I'd definitely contact ANACS and tell them how easily it came apart.

TwoSides2aCoin · March 21, 2009 6:25PM

Buy the plastic, save the coin.

PerryHall · March 21, 2009 9:35PM

<< <i>I'd definitely contact ANACS and tell them how easily it came apart. >>

I'm sure ANACS is fully aware of this issue. That's why they changed their slab to a stronger design.

New ANACS Slab Falls Open In My Hands!

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