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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2442328, member: 69760"]I think after some deliberation, my position is that I'll keep classic and older OGPs (so generally 1950's and prior). Even the early tab holders that GDJMSP posted a pic of above have a certain antique appeal to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>But modern OGPs I won't keep unless they're only the square Quadrum-like capsules. That makes me wonder... if after a couple or so decades from now, will there be an antique appeal to these modern OGPs?</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I've said this before, but this Poland proof's OGP is what I'm referring to below. Maybe use an inert black foam instead like the Canada one below, and include a silvered text with basic info. It'll be like the US Mint is slabbing their own coins, while minimizing cost and material waste - no clam shell display case, no separate COA (maybe include that info as mini silvered text on the underside of the inert foam), a basic protective sleeve over the square capsule, and they slide right in perfectly into the 12-pocket archival pages. I'd say this is one of the rarer times that it'd be value-added by having less. I'd keep these as-is (maybe w/o the sleeve though).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]509206[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2016-6-11_22-53-31-png.509190/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2442328, member: 69760"]I think after some deliberation, my position is that I'll keep classic and older OGPs (so generally 1950's and prior). Even the early tab holders that GDJMSP posted a pic of above have a certain antique appeal to them. But modern OGPs I won't keep unless they're only the square Quadrum-like capsules. That makes me wonder... if after a couple or so decades from now, will there be an antique appeal to these modern OGPs? By the way, I've said this before, but this Poland proof's OGP is what I'm referring to below. Maybe use an inert black foam instead like the Canada one below, and include a silvered text with basic info. It'll be like the US Mint is slabbing their own coins, while minimizing cost and material waste - no clam shell display case, no separate COA (maybe include that info as mini silvered text on the underside of the inert foam), a basic protective sleeve over the square capsule, and they slide right in perfectly into the 12-pocket archival pages. I'd say this is one of the rarer times that it'd be value-added by having less. I'd keep these as-is (maybe w/o the sleeve though). [ATTACH=full]509206[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2016-6-11_22-53-31-png.509190/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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