What is a "slab"?

That's right John, after we got done with the technical business of what a *slab* is, from post #6 onward it was just us all having some fun.

Keep asking your questions and you are bound to find a lot of good answers as well as many knowledgeable YNs here your age that you can learn from and become one of in short order.

 

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don't take us seriously all the time.......................

 

Well, that really depends on how many periods are being used. As a general rule of hand, 3+ periods means it's not a serious post.

 

Greenie, I have to disagree with you on this point. If a question isn't asked, then it can't be a question. I believe the correct wording should be.........There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers.

Chris

 

when i was a child i was always told "don't be afraid to ask" no matter how silly tyou may feel the question to be.

 

It refers to the question that a person has formulated in his mind but is afraid to ask it for fear of appearing stupid. Been there, done that.....

 

Have any of you found a coin such as a Indian Head Penny or maybe a Mercury Dime because the best I've found is a Peace Dollar.

 

Yes, found this in change in 2008, but it's the only IHC I have ever found.




Found this Buffalo in 2010 roll searching:








Check out the results of what people find roll searching in this thread: Roll-searchers, post your results!

 

LUCKY. I want a Buffalo-Indian head nickel.

 

A Peace dollar is a pretty stellar find, I haven't found any silver dollars or anything like that yet. I've found quite a bit in the few months I've been roll searching, though. I posted my yearly totals in the roll searching thread, but I'll repost 'em here for ya...

You just gotta keep plugging away and you'll find whatever you're looking for after long enough except for maybe the big key dates.

EDIT: I did find one IHC this year, but it's so worn, you can barely make out the Indian on it. Dateless, as my luck would be.

 

Wow, how did you calculate that.

 

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You can use the edit button under your post to go back and change it after you've made the post, just so ya know.

I calculated it using spreadsheets and http://www.coinflation.com

 

slab stands for Slow Low And Bangin'. mainly used in the south for any car that is fully customized (ie. sound system, paint job, rims, ..

 

I have a couple more questions, how do I know if my dime or penny or any other coin was stamped (right term?) on the right planchet?

 

I just googled slab. Here's what I found.



Is this it?

 

I most cases it can be answered by this question: Does the design "fit"? This is because each US coin is a different size, and on an off-planchet coin, the design is either too big or too small (i.e. it doesn't "fit").

In some cases, there are bad or off-metal planchets (like a 1943 Lincoln in copper [they were supposed to be steel], or a clad coin missing a clad layer), which can be a bit more difficult to spot.

Happy collecting....Mike

 

Any way we can get NGC to employ this Mike?

 

Instead of stamped, you'd use struck.

 

Aww FUDGE! I thought this was a slab...