The Sample Slab Update Newsletter on Newman Portal
The latest addition to the Newman Portal is David Schwager’s Sample Slab Update Newsletter #25. The collecting of slab variants is surprisingly robust, and this publication documents a rare PCGS example which recently traded at over $1,000 (illustrated here). The “plastic tomb” has revolutionized the numismatic trade in the latest generation, and Schwager echoes a sentiment with which we heartily agree:“This may never happen, but someone needs to write the history of coin certification soon. Many of the people who founded the first certifier, ANACS, in 1972 are already gone. By the time I retire in the 2030s and can devote myself full time to numismatics, the certification pioneers of the 1980s may no longer be with us, either. A history book would sell few copies — it’s easier to interest people in a price guide. Still, certification has changed our hobby so much in the last 30+ years that this is a story that needs to be told….”Link to the Sample Slab Update Newsletter on Newman Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/514437