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Message:: [QUOTE="ddddd, post: 2699888, member: 22377"]In general the PCGS 1.0 & 1.1 (White label rattlers) and 2.0 (doily) are the slabs that bring the highest premium. The 1.2 is the regular rattler. These were around for a while (1986-1989), so they are more common. Many people also think that these coins are more likely to be undergraded (due to the higher standards in the earlier days). However, a decent amount of the undergraded rattlers have already been cracked and resubmitted. So you can still find really nice coins, just don't assume all can be upgraded. I still see many rattlers selling for a premium to a newer slab, but it is a modest one (maybe 5%-15% which equates to $5 to $15 dollars for a $100 coin). The example you linked is a special case. Certain coins, like silver Eagles were not graded in bulk like today. Thus finding an eagle in a rattler is fairly rare. To add, MS 69 grades were not prevalent in the 1980s. That could mean this was one of the best Eagles graded in those days and the buyer hopes it will upgrade to MS 70. Or it could just be a slab collector building a type set of rattlers that needed the Eagle for their set.[/QUOTE]