OK I really love sample slabs, but do they have any investment value. Weather It's PCGS, NGC or others, I am not in the market to sell my Samples, but it is still comforting to know that what your are collecting has some kind of value. Please I could use some opinions here. Thanks everyone Alan
I would not list investment value as one of the characteristics of sample slabs, but who knows, really, what the future may hold.
I disagree with those that say they have no value. If there is a market for anything people are willing to buy then it has value
"Do sample Slabs have any investment value?" Only to "Sample Slab" collectors. It's been my experience that if posters on Chat Boards start pointing out certain things about their sample slabs, then other folks get interested and join the fray. But typically speaking, a sample slab is usually only worth the coin within the slab. If not, then anybody know what this one is worth??
Well the website that Cameron K (RIP)had up if you don't know it is sampleslab.com and here is a short paragraph from his website "Their scarcity does not keep them from being unattainable. Most samples can be found in the $8-$15 range and the more scarce ones in the $40-$55 (few dozen known) range. Bargains are definitely out there in dealer junk boxes, as most of them don’t know much about samples. Collecting scarce samples is fun, cheap and somewhat unappreciated right now. Soon there will be more interest, but in the meantime join me out there on the bourse floor, eBay and local shops to find more new samples and varieties. Have fun with your slabs!"
You collect them and like them and there are others who collect them , there's even a book on slabs written by a well known member of this forum Condor1 , so yes they do have value .And I think in the future they will be even more collected . rzage
Hello 19Lyds I put out that post to see how many collectors follow samples, and if there is in fact a market for them. I never see any post regarding samples so I was curious to see the reaction. But mostly to see who is collecting and if there is a unseen market growing for them. Now myself I would never sell my samples, I would however trade if I got a double, and of coarse it would have to be of equal rarity. After I posted this string I won two 1964 Roosevelt dimes samples, but the main thing is that they are the old green PCGS labels. From what I have been able to learn they are considered to be getting very hard to find, and sum what rare. I also have a Swiss 1/2 Frank, now what makes this one rare is it was the first World coin PCGS ever used as a sample when they started grading World coins, I did some reading about these and I read only two or three had been seen by the author himself. I have posted a picture of a sample that I just won. So fare this week I have been able to find and win 4 sample's, is that unusual to find that many samples in a week. Well I'm Just not sure. Price wise I saw one for $19.99 and was very luck to find and win the same sample for $2.50 I would say that is unusual, that is the picture I'm posting. Now I am by no means a expert but to answer your question about your sample. It is a new one an probably not worth more than the coin value. That being said, who knows what some one will pay if they relay want it. I have seen samples sell for $59.99 so again who relay knows. Check out sample slab.com and read about them. From what I have been able to understand people eather love them or have no interest in them, but they are great fun to collect when you can find them. And I mean the rare ones. And that's the real fun in collecting them. Sorry to ramble it seems such a untouched subject (from what I can tell). Hope my long winded answer helps,LOL All the Best Alan
$2.50 for the silver dime in a PCGS old green holder is awesome! The dime itself has a silver melt value of around $2.70 so you're ahead if you melted the thing But I've seen the silver dimes in the PCGS old green holders (usually dated 1962, 1963 or 1964) sell for around $8-$12 on average. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.
acan451 Interestingly, I sold a 1964 Rosy on eBay just like the one in your picture but I didn't sell it to you. I just checked my picture of it. It was an OGH and the serial numbers were exactly the same as yours. So, can we trackers of this thread conclude that duplicates of the same sample all have the same serial numbers? It would make sense as promo items, why go thru the expense of changing them.
Hi gachtor You are correct all samples in the same series have the same serial number as far as I know. This thread shows me that there is an interest in samples, lets face it they can be hard to find. That is one of the attractions of them, as with any coin the harder it is to find the more fun it is looking for it. I have two of these 1964S's so I will end up trading one for another sample that I don't have. I would kike to thank all of you for your input and advice, as I am still a rookie in this world of coin collecting. All the very Best Alan
