Sample Slab Update Sale #2
October 24, 2015 davidschwaget@hotmail.com
Thank you, Sample Slab Update readers, for responding to the fixed price sale #1 in July. You will also find plenty of interest in sale #2, with 26 lots from starter sets to desirable early pieces. Several, described in their listings as “plate coins” are the actual items illustrated in the Sample Slabs catalog.
Some of the highlights include: #2— the enh throws ninearked PEGS Bethalto wtekel SOLD #2 PEGS tineheor slab teontthe 20H Works Fait ot orter
#9 — Scarce NGC 1938-S cent, with a mintage of 63 #13 — Unlisted NGC quarter with the special promotional blue label #17 & #18 Interesting NGC sequential number sets
SOLD
See the end of this list for ordering instructions. I am also interested in buying samples, so feel free to offer me slabs for sale or trade.
Best wishes, David Schwager
PCGS
1. PCGS-001-9-5. 2009-D Lincoln Formative Years cent, Stars and Stripes label, no grade. Label: Long Beach Expo / Feb 2013.
Although not labeled as such, this slab was a prize for the children’s Treasure Hunt activity held at this show each Saturday. Long Beach YN slabs bring good prices.
$39
2. PCGS-005-3-2. 1928-S Buffalo nickel, green label, no grade. Serial 3914 .00/12345678. The PCGS Buffalo nickels are some of the most valuable and desirable samples. he is
dark but the QO : Mote i 1s the only PCGS alo I have seen with
both a date and a mintmark, so I am asking a little over catalog value. Most have no date of any type. Plate coin in Sample Slabs. I am not 100% sure I want to sell this one — this is the sort of sample (a PCGS green label with a pre-modern coin) that is likely to tise.
$250 SOLD
2 PCGS type 23. 2005-D Jefferson Bison nickel, blue label without bar code, no grade. Serial 4159.00/7141540. $9
4. PCGS-010-3-7. 1964-D Roosevelt dime, green label, MS65. Serial 654321.65/12345678.
Although this appears at first glance to be one of the very common PCGS green label dimes, the four dots surrounding the larger circle show that this is a better variety. This is a transitional type using the three-part holder of the doily with the later-style solid green label. Plate
coin in Sample Slabs. $29
Sample / Series: 39 Coin: 151.
grade. $10
6. PCGS-025-4-27. 2005-D California quarter, blue label, no grade. Label: Merry Christmas / 2005.
With the permission of his employer, a PCGS grader made about 10 of these slabs as Christmas gifts for friends and family. PCGS made plenty of samples for the public and limited samples for special customers. You will almost never, however, see a slab like this one
made for private use. $125
D PCGS-025-4-3. 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter, blue label with bar code on back, MS00. Serial 5947.00/7727304. Label: Pennsylvania
A slightly better state quarter sample because of the less common MS00
| 7. PCGS-025-9-2. 2003-D Illinois quarter, special label, no grade. _ Label: PCGS Luncheon / August 1 . Reverse: Limited Edition of
180 — www.pces.com PCGS Luncheon now. Based on the date, this is from the World’s Fair o ney in Chicago.
$75 SOLD
8. Trio of PCGS Shield cents.
PCGS-001-5-3. 2010-D cent.
PCGS-001-5-3. 2012-D cent.
PCGS-001-5-6. 2014 cent.
The familiar and common shield cent samples. If you are making a date set, note that about 10 2014-D coins appear for every 2014-P.
$10
Slabs. $42
10. NGC-001-3-2. 1943 Lincoln cent, gteen to grey label w/o bar code, grade MS 64. Serial 209440-0106.
I am categorizing this one as a generation 3 (brown label wit de) even though is not ¢ to firmly place as a generation 2 green label. Someday a researcher will figure out the difference, if any, between NGC ereen and grey. Unlike most NGC steel cents, this one does not have “NGC” after the grade, making it a somewhat better type.
$25 SOLD
$45.
bar code, dimes, beta ‘SO. $40 SOLD
13. NGC-unlisted. 2000-P Massachusetts quarter, special label, no grade. Label: Northeast Numismatics / WWW.NORTHEASTCOIN.COM f 1-800-449-2646
info@northeastcoin.com.
One of my favorite things about samples is the way that new varieties turn up every month. Neither Cameron Kiefer nor I knew about this one. Around 2004, NGC offered this blue label with custom lettering for promotional slabs. See NGC-025-9-2 and NGC-025-9-3 for similar pieces.
$25.
da, NGC-010-3-2. 1946 Roosevelt dime, code, grade MS 65 NGC. Serial 191578-018. This is just an NGC dime, but it is a less common type and date. EBay sales for this type ranged from $26 to $177.50. Catalog value is $55.
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9, NGC-001-4-1. 1938-S mint state Lincoln cent, brown label with bar code, no grade. Serial 376480-035. Some research with the NGC verification feature finds that 63 of these were made. Plate coin in Sample
brown label without bar
Not as common as the silver
2: "gO. 010-4-11. 197 pp. Roosevelt dime, brown label with rice. pe. coin in Soa Slabs.
2000 P Massachusetts 25C Northeast Numismatics WWW.NORTHEASTCOIN.COM 1-800-449-2646 info@northeastcoin.com
14. NGC-025-9-4 (but without ure). 2004-P Florida quarter, custom orange label with oLP: Serial 1857082-069. Label JANUARY | 13- “s ANNIVERSARY / FORT LAUDERDALE, s ore OF than most.
$42 SOLD
15. NGC-050-4-2. 1964 Kennedy half dollar, brown label with bar code, grade NGC SAMPLE FA 00. Serial 004706-073. “NGR’” after date.
See NGC-050-4-1 in the catalog for a detailed description. This is the better variety with “NGR” after the date. A grungy coin in a nice holder. Some have sold for as much as $100. Plate coin in Sample Slabs.
$40
16. NGC-unlisted. 1963 Great Britain penny, brown label with bar code, grade SAMPLE FA 00 NGC. Serial 199999-021.
This unlisted world coin sample is the same as NGC-Gd1-4-1 (catalog value $80) except for the serial number. The label reads 1963 but the coin is a 1964. When the label and coin do not agree, how should we list them? We collect slabs more than coins, so I usually go with the label.
$69
17. Changeover pair of Delaware quarters
NGC-025-4-6. Delaware quarter reverse up, serial 005684-037.
NGC-025-4-7. Delaware quarter obverse up, serial 005684-038.
Currency collectors look for changeover pairs — notes with sequential serial numbers from different series. Here we have a similar situation with early state quarter samples, with these sequential slabs showing the different face up and face down varieties. 005684-037 is the
plate coin in Sample Slabs. $29
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18. Trio of sequential NGC dollar samples
NGC-unlisted. 2007-D Madison dollars. Serials 2055037-107, 108, and 109.
Although the labeling is similar to Treasure Trivia slabs, these are labeled as standard samples. Someone had the foresight to keep all three together. I collect matching number NGC samples and considered starting to save sequential numbers as well. I can’t collect everything, however, so these are yours for
$48
19, Trio of NGC state quarters, all pictured in the Sample Slabs book.
NGC-025-4-13. 1999-D Connecticut quarter, brown label with bar code, no grade. Serial 010581-058. NGC-025-4-27. 2002-P Indiana quarter, brown label with bar code, no grade. Serial 151519-020. NGC-025-4-41, 2003-P Missouri quarter, brown label with bar code, no grade. Serial 1761593-060.
These three common NGC state quarters were the plate coins in Sample Slabs. Does this add to their modest catalog values of $7, $10, and $8? Let’s find out.
$50
ANACS
20. ANACS Unlisted. 1870-1871 French Bronze 30mm medal. Obverse Marianne (the French Uncle Sam), reverse flags and weapons with “aux defenseurs de la patrie.” (the defenders of the homeland). Yellow label: "Medals, the other numismatic / collectible!" / from the world famous / Mad Marty Collection / www.holylands.com.” Reverse label: "Sample - Not for resale / ANACS has not verified the / Authenticity or Attribution of this item."
Mad Marty sold 18 assorted American, French, German, and British medal samples on eBay in April 2015, all unique. Based on the dates and wording, I would guess that this is a military medal given to veterans of the Franco-Prussian War.
$25
ICG
21 ICG-Chip-1-3. $1 chip from the Tropicana Casino. Label: N4774 / Tropicana / Las Vegas, NV ICG — MS00 / Sample. About 2003, ICG became the first service to certify casino chips.
The idea never caught on, and only these samples remain. $27
22. ICG-025-1-47. 2001-P ee quarter. Label: LONG
BEACH COIN EXPO / B , CA / FEBRUARY 9 — 11, 2006.
Uncommon but in nsive.
$7 SOLD
23. ICG-025-1-49. 2001-D Rhode Island quarter, serial 246 of 500. Label: “QUALITY YOU CAN SEE” / The Great American Coin Show / in Santa Clara / June 14 — 17, 2001.
$7
PCGS Currency
24. PCGS Curtency-200-2-1. 2003A $2 Federal Reserve note, serial G05334895, grade 66PPQ.
A good choice for a collector who wants one nice currency sample.
$19
25. PCGS Currency-Nc1-2-1. 1991 Nicaragua 1 centavo, serial A/C 8342506, grade 66PPQ. This is not a flattering portrait of the famous conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, founder of Nicaragua. Take away the facial hair and you have Bert from Sesame Street. But what do you expect for one centavo? Nothing wrong with the holder, however. PCGS Currency gave these graded and serial numbered samples to new members of their collector club.
$5
Mixed Services
26. Lot of five sample slabs from ICG, NGC, and SEGS
ICG-001-1-4, 2000-D Lincoln Memorial cent. Intercept Shield. Catalog $3.
ICG-Unlisted. 1999-D Georgia quarter. “QUALITY YOU CAN SEE.” Estimated value $8.
NGC-025-4-13. 1999-D Missouri quarter, serial 010581-010. Catalog $7.
NGC-025-4-27. 2002-P Indiana quarter, serial 151519-024. Catalog $10.
SEGS-025-1-1. 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter, serial 5056211100610000028. Catalog $10.
The combined catalog value of this starter set or bargain lot is $38. Save me the trouble of putting it on eBay and you can have them all for just $5 per slab.
$25
Ordering: Send PayPal to davidschwager@hotmail.com. Be sure to include your address and the slabs you want in the comments or in a separate email. If you would prefer to send a check or pay some other way, email me and I am happy to arrange.
Shipping: Free shipping with a $20 ordet, else just $3.
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Last-Minute Update: New world coin show slab available
The Glendale Coin Club holds its annual coin show this Sunday 10/25 in Van Nuys, California. ANACS made 50 slabs for the event, each with a 1966 — 1970 Panama half balboa. World coins made in America are one of my collecting interests and the U.S. Mint made these coins on 40% silver Kennedy planchets. You can get them at the show for $20 and remaining slabs will sell for $25 with shipping. See glencoin.com for show information or email mike@kittlecoins.com on the slabs.