What are your thoughts on the early slabs. Some say they were tough on some series. I hope to keep this thread away from the later slab types. What have you seen first hand? How well did they grade? Have you seen these early slabs cause certain types of toning? I like this one just because of it's holder. I would probably not crack one of these. This one is the old green holder with 10 digit serial numbers. It cost about $8 back in those days. A few years back one of the new owners of PCI started using the 10 digit slab again. Now you have to know how to tell the difference between the two. I'm thinking just the name kills them in the market today, no matter the age of the holder. Would you crack these before trying to sell?
I would hope that any potential buyer would be guided by the coin, but we all know too many people just buy a label. I have found sone nice Lincoln's in older slabs.
I've only seen one of their old holders (pic #1) in hand. I think they were ahead of the game with their photo-certification to address potential fraud. I'd keep the first just like it is. The second slab on the other hand, I've seen fairly often. If you think the coin would cross, I'd do it.
There are four different varieties of the old photoslab. The second one IS an example of the first small size slab they produced after the bought out the equipment and shells from Hallmark. It isn't one of the 10 digit ones made by the people that bought out the company from Dominion Grading Service. (The latter companies 10 digit slabs replicated the correct lettering font as the early ones but used the wrong font on the numbers.)
