Show us your PCGS rattlers...

These are the only two that I left from the good old days.

 

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Here are my two. I only have images of the coins, not the entire slabs.

 

Meant to say.."that I have left"

 

They're a pain to store. I sold my other one. Not because of the holder, but I upgraded the coin.

 

Here's another I recently picked up. Looks PL.

 

That 1881-S Morgan dollar in the upper left first row that carboni7e posted did not begin life as a rattler. It was originally in a PCGS 4 generation holder, used from about January, 1990 into December, 1994 and it had the outer ring taken off at some time. The rattler holders did not have a barcode on the front of the insert and did not have "PCGS" on the front of the insert, either.

 

Right. I still consider "2nd gen" holders as rattler's because of their similarity.

 

I assumed you knew, but from time-to-time I have folks ask me if they have found a new version of the rattler holder due to the difference in insert. Therefore, I thought I would give a "public service announcement" ahead of such questions.

 

Just got this one.

 

@mill rat41 , very nice half eagle and beautiful toning on that Morgan reverse.

 

Thanks. The Morgan is a real looker in hand. I wish they still used the grading standards from the rattler days.

 

Obviously not the same coin, but..

is that a gold CAC?

 

Hello again, newbe here, explain the definition 'rattler' ?

 

Yes

 

The first generation PCGS holder, used from about February, 1986 through September, 1989, were significantly smaller than later generations and they featured plastic tongs that held the coin in place instead of the later used gaskets. These tongs tended to allow the coins to rotate slightly within the holder and to make a rattling noise when moved. Hence, "rattler".

 

Thank you TomB I thought it meant that but I would have tried to define it but I would have sounded foolish.