acan451 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Some new samples to add to my collection. These are getting hard to find. I hope you enjoy them. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Don't see many green labels anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 I've never encounted this particular variety for sale at a show or club meeting. It's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acan451 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 This is one of those samples with a story behind it. It was the largest sample production run PCGS ever made. Between fifty and one hundred thousand of this sample where produced. The largest amount of samples ever made, most samples are produced at around one thousand or even less. some as low a fifty. The funny thing is,I was writing about this sample the day I won them, and will be in my next article as well. They where produced for a beginner coin collector set. My Theory is this, after the kits became no longer important to the young collector and spent to much time under the bed, they where eventually thrown out slab included. I mean they should be all over the net but they are not, and I consider them hard to find. Because there are several dates and the fact that they are circulated, I find them a lot of fun to collect. Being they cane in a beginner's kit, they where a sample of what a slabbed coin would look like. And this is why I suppose they have been called sample slabs, as this is what I would classify them. So there you have it, all those samples and they are hard to find. All the Best Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 This is one of those samples with a story behind it. It was the largest sample production run PCGS ever made. Between fifty and one hundred thousand of this sample where produced. The largest amount of samples ever made, most samples are produced at around one thousand or even less. some as low a fifty. The funny thing is,I was writing about this sample the day I won them, and will be in my next article as well. They where produced for a beginner coin collector set. My Theory is this, after the kits became no longer important to the young collector and spent to much time under the bed, they where eventually thrown out slab included. I mean they should be all over the net but they are not, and I consider them hard to find. Because there are several dates and the fact that they are circulated, I find them a lot of fun to collect. Being they cane in a beginner's kit, they where a sample of what a slabbed coin would look like. And this is why I suppose they have been called sample slabs, as this is what I would classify them. So there you have it, all those samples and they are hard to find. All the Best Alan Sounds like these could be approached as a Collection Series in their own right. Beginners Kit Slabs. With the various dates and such it would make an interesting collection. Thanks for the info. I had never heard of these before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acan451 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi Art I am trying to make a short set, all I have to do now, is find all the different years. LOL I have met a fellow who has several different dates as far as I know they run 1918/1929. Like I said they made so many, we should be tripping over them, but where did they all go? I think my theory makes sense, it is the only thing I can think of. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmott88 Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Nice slabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Here's one of my sample slabs that I photographed and added to omnicoin today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acan451 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Art A 62-D very nice. I see a lot of the 64 and 64-D The 62 and 62-D I do not see as often Great find Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I've had this sample for years but just got around to photographing it today. 1921 1D PCGS Sample obv by UGotaHaveArt, on Flickr 1921 1D PCGS Sample rev by UGotaHaveArt, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acan451 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi Art That is a beautiful sample, I don't have one yet, and have not seen one that looks that good. This is on my wish list and one day I will have one. Thanks for posting this sample it is a pleasure to look at All the best Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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