Hello all, Has anyone seen one of these before or have any additional info? From what I could tell these were put together by a coin store with that name (the store still exists) and these look similar to the David Hall flips. Are these scarce or common? @Conder101 @Burton Strauss III Thank you! Here is a thread from the PCGS forum, but that slab looks completely different. https://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=456519&enterthread=y
I have it is a 1938 d buffalo nickel, i persionaly have one that is the exact grade and date in my collection =) it is in an NGC holder though. They are actually fairly common but still worth a solid $50-$60. I hope that this helps
I wouldn't call this a slab. It appears to be just a business that was self grading it's inventory. And from the look of the logo and type of font (inkjet logo blanks with typewriter specifics) I'm guessing it's from the mid-late 90s. Did you try to call or Google the business?
The flip looks similar to this one. These flips were done before David Hall started PCGS, so they also can be considered self graded inventory. These are quite collectible and I have seen quite a few. However, I have never seen the Gold & Silver Emporium flip before, so I wanted to see if anyone else ever had one or knew more about them.
There are models of heat sealers (http://www.uline.com/Grp_46/Poly-Bag-Sealers) that have plates that emboss the design, thus preventing substitution and acting as advertising. You are right that David Hall was doing this before slabs were commercialized. But you can still buy the equipment today and so it's not a guarantee of age.
