Yesterday at a local auction I purchased a PCGS slabbed 1964D Kennedy Half. The reason I bought this particualr coin is that it has a RPM, probably RPM-005 (rotated, on reverse die variety-002). I generally don't pay much attention to slabs, since I "buy the coin, not the slab", and then bust them out when I get home. However, in this case, the coin is in a Style 7 PCGS sample slab (ID'ed to year-no mint designation, no grade-only MS). So my question is, should I just leave this one slabbed and wait for another RPM. In other words, does a die variety in a sample slab add to the importance of such slabs for sample slab collectors. TIA for any insights. Have fun.
There are collectors who will pay more for the Sample Slab than the coin is worth. I'd leave it in the slab. Chris
I would tend to agree. However, I was thinking more in terms of its importance as a "variety" sample slab. I would hate to ruin it if there might be people who would enjoy having such an item for their collection. EDITED: This was intended in reply to Kirkuleez, cpm9ball's intervening post happened while I was writing this one. Sorry for any confusion.
Leave it in there. And buy another for your collection. The sample slab is worth more, w/ or w/o the RPM
It a slab made to show dealers and collectors what a new type of slab looks like. For example when PCGS made their new edge-view slab they made up sample slabs to introduce them.
Leave it in. Generally anything but RPM-1 or RPM-2 aren't worth much more than the coin, are generally minor and not much sought after.
thank you ive seen a lot of these online that said sample slab i thaught the coins in them were samples coins that didnt get a high enough grade or something
Yes Sample slabs in themselves can be very collectible. If it were me, I would leave it in the slab and go back on the hunt for the variety in the wild. http://sampleslabs.com/
