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GIANT PCGS CURRENCY SHIPWRECK NOTE SLABSThe Sample Slab Update #31 (April 2019) published by David Schwager pictured what must be the largest grading service slabs created to date. I've never seen one of these babies. Thanks to David for permission to publish this excerpt. Contact him at davidschwager@hotmail.com to be added to the mailing list. -Editor
These are the largest slabs of which I know, weighing over three pounds. They measure 9" by 6" and all come in presentation boxes. Shipwreck coins exist from several well-known wrecks, but when did you last see shipwreck currency? These come in four varieties: Italy 1000 lire (the most "common"), US $1 silver certificates (the most popular), and Italy 50 lire and 100 lire (the scarce types). If you look on eBay or other online resources, you will see sales of the 1000 lira and $1, but I can find no comparables for the 50 and 100 lire. They are the scarcest of the Andrea Doria relics. David Adds: Taken as a whole, they are the largest, and certainly heaviest, slabs I have seen. There are some holders that are larger in two dimensions. PCGS Currency and PMG made (thin) holders for uncut currency sheets. Certified Guarantee Company (CGC), the comic book grader, makes slabs that are much lighter and thinner but larger in two dimensions. 
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