Hello all! I was looking aroung at my local bargin store the other day and found a PCGS slabbed coin. I had never even seen a slabbed coin in person before, never even had one slabbed, so for $5 I thought, "Hey, why not?". It was a Buffalo nickel, and the more I looked at it the more I thought "Something isn't quite right here". I began to notice that 1. The coin was not graded 2. The coin was in Poor condition 3. The serial number on the slab was 123456789. Now if you know anything about slabbed coins you know where this is going. It was a sample. Like many of you all, I went and checked out the sample slab website (http://www.sampleslabs.com/pcgs.html) and determined it was a 6.2 sample. I can't find any info on it at all. Is this rare?? Please help as I am new to the PCGS and grading world. Thanks! Gabe YouTube.com/gabeman3000 Note: I am not wondering if the coin is rare (yes the title is misleading. I know) I am wondering if the slab is rare. Thanks!
No, it's a sample slab. The coin itself is likely a common Buffalo nickel that you paid $4 or more too much for. You basically bought the sample slab for $5 rather than the coin itself.
You are right. I should reprhase the title. The nickel is not what I am interested in. It's the sample slab. Is IT rare?
I just came up with a great idea. A sample slab low ball registry set. @gabemann3000, got any photos? I wanna see how bad the coin really is. When you say Poor, do you actually mean the grade poor or that it is just worn? ps. I am not poking fun at you, I am being serious.
When I say poor I mean poor as in the grade. No date. Some rim. hardly any liberty. hardly any of "Five" and no "Cents".
Gabe. According to the Sample Slab Web Site, the 6.2 is a rare Sample Slab Type or at least on 2004 it attracted strong bidding. To Quote: "This sample and the following two samples were sold by an Arizona dealer in July of 2004 on eBay. These never seen before types brought a lot of interest and strong bidding. This sample has a no date buffalo nickel inside with “PCGS Sample Coin” all on one line on the label. There is a space to the right of the beginning of the serial number and before the “.00” which is odd." You might want to ask this question over on the PCGS Forums at http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=26 Of course you'll have to get an id but you might attract more interest since there are Sample Slab collectors over there who would better answer your question due to their interest.
Thank you so much for your insightful information. Thats what made me think it was rare too. I'll head over there and check it out! Again, Thanks!!!
