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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 8375131, member: 114169&quot;]Okay, I&#039;ve been fretting over this for a while and I can&#039;t make up my mind.&nbsp; When applying a label to the reverse side of a slab, should the orientation follow the front label or follow the coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>This obviously only applies to coins, medals, and tokens with coin alignment (reverse 180° rotated from the obverse).&nbsp; Medal alignment strikes this isn&#039;t even a question.</p><p><br /></p><p>See below for what I am trying to describe.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin on the right (the Eisenhower $1) has a reverse label &quot;medal aligned.&quot;&nbsp; The coin on the left (Washington Half) has it&#039;s reverse label &quot;coin aligned.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486146[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know the Washington Half label above looks a little &quot;off&quot; when compared to the Eisenhower in those photos, but consider the photos below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486143[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think the labels reading the same direction as the coin adds a bit to the presentation, but I&#039;m not sure.&nbsp; The viewer would have to continuously rotate the slab depending on whether the strike was coin or medal aligned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got about half of my collection one way, half the other and still cannot make up my mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>What say you?</p><p><br /></p><p>Vote for your preference!</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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