Off Brand. Non-Standard. Unrecognized. Indy-Slab. I was just having a conversation at Long Beach with not one but two David's at dinner about these little gems of numismatic uncertified certification when lo and behold, one pops up at the shop: I thought it interesting that the reverse of the slab says "American Fidelity Coin Grading Service", among other things. This guy's appearance brought the topic up again, and we found ourselves wondering just how many of these little basement-slabbers have existed over the years. So post 'em if you've got 'em! Let's see the strangest slabs you've got.
This one came into the shop a few weeks ago. I had never seen this company before.The dang slab is lucite that is 3/4" thick , I wouldn't want a series of these to lug around. I have inquired with Conder101 but am still awaiting a reply to see if its a reported company.
This is a champion thread. I had an "off-brand" slab once, but I busted 'er out. I wanna see one of those "PGCS" slabs. I love kooky stuff like that. It's like making your own soda pop in your mom's basement and naming it "Kiet Doke."
You need to get @Conder101 in here. This is his signature; Slab collector and researcher reported as of 12/29/06 132 companies 332 production varieties
OMG, look at the printed front label again -- apparently he's no spelling champion either, because I'm fairly sure that's not how one spells "uncirculated" ......
I get the point to this thread, but what's sad is that no one has mentioned whether the coins are graded properly. Even sadder is that so many rely on the top three, rather than learn to grade. I get it, grading companies allow "investors" to confidently buy coins. However, how can one call themselves a numismatist if they don't have the confidence/skills to grade without relying on a tpg'er?