Got mine 2day. Took about a week. A little concerned though. Reverse is showing in the front and reverse side up/Washington upside down. Is this normal for state quarters? Also, Reverse is all the way forward in the holding medium instead of centered (midway between front and back of holder). Have not done any slabbing yet so I am not sure if this is normal or not.
i haven't gotten any modern slabbed by any TPG but all of them are known to make mistakes. PCGS and NGC are the top 2 with PCGS bringing more money for the same grade if you are looking to sell
Mine was upsidedown , until I realized that it's probably normal for the state quarters , since the tails side is the more important side , JMO A real nice slab . rzage:smile:hatch::hammer:
i haven't check the Dominion request queue since Monday but we'll get sample requests out early this week. Glad you like them (for those of you that do ;-). Also, we chose to out the statehood quarters in reverse-front because it just seems to make sense that way. The reverse IS the more interesting part of these coins, so why not feature it.
for those of us who like it are you sending the 1/10 ounce buffalo proofs graded for the second round so we know how you grade gold we wont say anything if its slabbed upside down or reverse side facing up
I agree with putting rev side in front, just wondering if that was new to slabbed state wuarters. I think that it's good marketing and especially so if it is not what the other TPGs do.
Boy this authentiVIEW(tm) is great! And from just the one's I've seen (a Peace and a Morgan), I think this is very honest/traditional grading...
I just received my sample a few days ago. As most here know, I view TPG services as mostly a moot point to collectors, yet a needful thing for individuals actually in the market for investment and speculative purposes. Most TPGs leave out one important item that I believe is a positive for collectors, and that is the ability to standardize the "look" of the more "high end" coins in a collection by personalizing the label on the slab. Thumbs up on the "personalization" service. Obviously, for the "lower end" coins (ie. those coins that are of a significantly low value) to have a TPG grade and slab with a personalization is quite costly, but if you have a coin valued at even just $500, that service is a definite plus. Anything that is common and worth less, I would just continue to personally use snap lock slabs. That brings me to another positive regarding the slabs. They are not bulky like PCGS slabs. I see no reason why a slab has to be much bigger than the coin and the identifying label. Your slabs are just slightly taller than the CollectorSafe and Miller snap lock slabs, which take up considerably less space to storer than PCGS slabs. There are two things, however, that I have against the sample I received. One may simply be a rare, or even occasional happenstance, but the other, I think, concerns the design or manufacturing of the foam insert. When I received the slab, the quarter was sitting diagonally. Of course, the circumference of each quarter is going to be just slightly different, but, I was able to simply drop the slab down onto the desk a number of times and the coin "straightened out". My fear would be if the foam was slightly off for a coin with high relief, if the foam holder does not properly fit and the coin is exchanged on the sight-unseen market quite often. If the coin moves from whatever jolts may occur in transit, and the devices "sliding", even so slightly, across the plastic. Very unlikely, but, with the sample I received, it raises questions. Secondly, just a technical issue, but the slab was not sealed "perfectly". When I opened the package and first felt the sides of the slab, I had to take a closer look. It felt like the slab had been opened and glue back on crooked. I know that you guys are just getting into the knack of things, but with all the problems there are nowadays with unscrupulous people messing around with slabs, I would hate to see people shy away thinking that the slabs are cracked and resealed if a number of offset sealed slabs make it into the market. Finally, I have one question for you: Will DGS offer an authentication only service sometime in the future? There are a number of people who have "no need" for a TPG to grade their coin(s), but to have authentication and a collection sonic sealed, with personalization, sounds like a pretty good service, so long as the price is reasonable. Just some cud to chew on. P.S. And, yes, showing the reverse front-side is excellent! That's the whole reason scores of people have gotten into numismatics over the past eight years.
Dave , the authentication service without the ugly cleaned notification , would get my money , have a nice Trade dollar that everyone can tell was cleaned due to all the hairlines , so I don't need it on the slab , also have no desire to sell this coin . rzage
I would pay to just get the coin authenticated , with no other writing except the date . Sorry Treashunt was never any good at English . rzage:smile:hatch::hammer:
I don't think that we have added value to the consumer if we don't grade a coin. Also, I don't think that everyone in the coin hobby necessarily has the benefit of your knowledge of cleaning, etc. What is obvious to you (i.e. cleaning) will be a trap for someone else if we fail to note that on the holder. PCGS now offers an "authentic only" holder and I think it leaves the door wide open to dealers using it to mis-grade the coins. Just my opinion...
He means his english. that language has only one user and thats Frank (thankfully) I agree with you John 100% on this. However be careful with world coins they were not all minted the same way.
I agree. Many of the folks here don't need the extra info on the slab, but the grading company has its own reputation to worry about. Slabbing coins without including grading and problem information on the label opens the door for the unscrupulous in the hobby, and no legitimate company wants their name associated with scammers.
