PCGS Launches Rarities Holder

[kchan1111]

Thoughts? What is a "Rarities Service Level" submission?

https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-launches-rarities-holder

[autocoupler]

The first thing that came to mind was the over size slab, so won't fit current slab album pages, which would require further expense for bulkier albums or more albums of less capacity. I don't possess many slabbed coins anyway, but having gone to the trouble of sourcing a means of storage, they wouldn't be my preferred option.

[kchan1111]

I store my better coins in a safe deposit box. It wouldn't have fit.

Although if it becomes a thing and coins gets a premium, it might be worth considering. But if that does happen, every one will start resubmitting for re-slab. No doubt PCGS wouldn't be able to resist the fees...

[serenitystan]

I store my slabbed coins in a cardboard box inside my CHUBB bankers TDR- torch drill resistant floor bolted 380kg safe and a four legged alarm..LOL..

[nealeffendi]

The first thing that came to mind was the over size slab, so won't fit current slab album pages, which would require further expense for bulkier albums or more albums of less capacity. I don't possess many slabbed coins anyway, but having gone to the trouble of sourcing a means of storage, they wouldn't be my preferred option.

Auto, if you need albumS (plural) to store slab album pageS (plural) to store your rarities then you must have a WOW collection. The rarities are coins valued over 100,000 USD each (about 150,000 Aussie). 
Not many Aussie coins fit that description, the 6 1930 proof pennies, the 1923 proof halfpenny, the 2 Adelaide ingots,the 5? 1920S sovereigns, the best handful of Holey Dollars and ? would sell for over 100,000 USD . I doubt the patterns of 1919-1920 (both florins and square pennies), the 22/21 overdates, the 1914-15 specimen strike florins or the 1937 specimens would sell over AUD150,000 now (and probably struggle to make 6 figures).

[autocoupler]

Onya Neal, point taken ha ha. You must have read more spiel than moi, but certainly nothing remotely close to the values you mentioned :shok: . I read to where it referenced the larger slabs, and went ho hum  :stinker:  

[kchan1111]

Ah so there is a 100k floor

[autocoupler]

he he he, as they would have said in that good old TV series Are You Being Served, "going down, haberdashery, Womens bra's, decimal coins, lower grade pre decimal coins, bower bird shiny stuff" , etc etc 

[fred lever]

Don't you just love marketing people!
Things must have been slow at that pcgs place...how to drum up more business?............I know exclaims one genius...............make up something so that coins collectors can say........mine is bigger than yours.....like a bigger slab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And LO it was DONE.
I'm only jealous because I don't have 1 coin that would fit the criteria!
Don't have any coins in plastic traps anyway, I like handling them and cleaning off any staining and finger marks from time to time.
There, that should have offended just about everybody in the audience.

Fred.

[JeffH]

Try Harder Fred; I am not yet offended -in fact I am in agreement.