As the evolution of coin safe keeping went
the original kraft paper envelope allowed us to make some notes and have the coin handy.The problem with this was that you were constantly handling the coin when you wanted to see it. What followed was the mylar cardboard flip where you could at least protect the coin from handling, gave you a small area to take some notes and then closed it up good with some nice sharp staples. The plastic coin flip was a good advance in which it was a thicker piece of plastic the coin was in, gave you good visibility to see the coin and allowed you to slide in an insert with information on the coin.
The problem was that all these coins were not certified by a third party grader.
The “slab” is soon introduced by companies like PCGS, NGC and ANACS and it changes everything.The coin is now protected in what you could consider the Fort Knox of previous coin storage options but there’s a problem, where do we now note the details and unique qualities that all coins have. You can’t write on the plastic, I guess you could put stickers but it would cover up important information...
Introducing
the “Slider”
by Cardmatist.
it was created to bridge the gap between the “notebook” all collectors have and the coin slab itself. Now you can add all the crucial information to the coin, note the details that made you want to buy the coin in the first place. Also, note historical facts that connect the coin to the year, this is usually the information that people find interesting and get them excited about coin collecting.
Allows you to be more organized in your collecting.
You don’t need to slide every slab out of the box just to look for that coin. The Type and Year information area at the top of the slider allows you to organize your collection by type of coin or the year. They say necessity is the mother of invention, I created the slider to bring all the information I use and need collecting together with the coin itself. My hope is that this product reignites the passion we once had as a society for coin collecting having information accessible and reminds us about the history we are holding in our hands.
