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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 1355915, member: 19423&quot;]I like the new edgeview holders since I like to see the rims and edges of the coins in most cases... but especially on coins with edge lettering or with cool edge designs like the St. Gaudens $20 or the $10 Indian.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know many complain about the tabs ruining photos and how they cover too much of the rims, but PCGS holders for the past 20+ years have covered part of the rims.&nbsp; The first generation rattler slabs covered no part of the rims and the coin was held in place by a few nubs that pressed right up against the edge.&nbsp; But soon after the PCGS rattlers were phased out, the gasket used inside of the slab changed and the gasket did cover a small portion of the rim (of most coins) all the way around the coin.&nbsp; Sure, you don&#039;t notice it in your cropped photos too much because you can crop that covered portion out evenly around the entire coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be hard to measure, but I would guess that more of the rims are visible in the new edgeview holders than were visible with the previous gaskets used, especially on smaller coins.&nbsp; And of course, now that you can see at least 1/2 of the edge of the coin I think the new holders are an improvement.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For example, here&#039;s a pic of a matte proof Lincoln Cent I used to have... as you may know, the rims of a matte proof Lincoln are well defined and fairly wide.&nbsp; Here in the PCGS slab, the gasket covers almost the entire rim of the coin (which you can see under the gasket)...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/matte11obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/matte11rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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