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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 7992179, member: 66&quot;]Until the edgeview slabs became commonplace with NGC and PCGS after 2007/2008 you couldn&#039;t see any of the edge of the coin and with PCGS slabs often the &quot;rubber&quot; ring would also wrap over the rim of the coin so you couldn&#039;t see that either.&nbsp; ANACS and ICG have also used some edgeview type slabs as well but not as consistantly as PCGS or NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS tends to use very wide prongs so you get to see about half of the edge.&nbsp; NGC used four smaller prongs and then around 2013 reduced the size of the prongs even more so you can probably see about 90% of the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC was the first to use edgeview slabs back in 2002, but back then they were mostly used only for high relief Saint-Gaudens double eagles and a few Capped bust half dollars.&nbsp; they didn&#039;t become commonplace until the lettered edge President dollars came out in 2007, at which time NGC made the claim they developed them for those dollars.&nbsp; In 2007/8&nbsp; NGC and PCGS only used them for the dollars then over the next few years explanded their use to all coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only other service that developed a slab for viewing the edge of the coin was MMGS that used a beveled mirror type arrangement that allowed you tp see the edge of the coin while looking straight at the obverse.&nbsp; It showed 100% of the edge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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