To Slab Or Not To Slab?

Ok, I'm convinced. So , let use one of my shan-lungs as an example! circa pre- 1795 I get the coin insured, then , pay for high priority postage with tracking extra, then get it slabbed. what would the value difference be for this coin? Would it be worth it to me ? thanks.

Slowly I am slabbing my coins. I have a few reasons for it.

1. Will be easier for my kids, who don't care about coins, to research and realize a fair price for them.
2. I am learning a lot as a result of the whole procees
3. I collect a niche with very little coins. Putting my coins on a competitive registry set adds fun otherwise I have very little to do
4. Slab bed coins are safer
5. It is easier to insure certified coins

Slabbing can ensure counterfeits are removed from circulation, $10k+ coins aren't the only ones that have been reproduced.

To date I have 3 slabbed, ICCS I do not consider slabbed, but have maybe another 20 or so of those and the rest are raw.

There isn't anything wrong with raw coins, slabbing has its benefits especially with unfamiliar coins. IF you want to play with your slabbed coin you can always crack it. I've spent more money on drinking than what it would cost to rid myself of a plastic cover, what"s another couple of bucks down the crapper?

Interesting thread. Here in the UK, slabbing .. er, sorry Third Party Grading (and encapsulation) hasn't really caught on yet and it's rather viewed as a US phenomenon.

We have one UK based TPGS, but compared to US companies their output is minimal. However they are very strict and don't make the mistakes some US companies do with UK coins.

I can see the point with some coins. You don't want sticky fingerprints on your proof coins, now do you? Nor on BU copper. And as there are much better copies of some coins coming West, there are some coins I'd like reassurance about were I to buy. Finally, it makes selling on ebay US perhaps a little easier.

But for what I collect .. I use an Olde Fashioned mahogany coin cabinet, just like they do in museums and at the major UK coin dealers. My coins have been passed around for the last 300+ years and someone breathing on them isn't going to make a jot of difference! Plus, like neumistman, I like to handle and inspect them. Something that you just can't do once they are entombed.

Some of mine in a drawer from the cabinet:

I will sometimes remove coins I buy from 3rd party holders, just to hold them and put them in my own 2x2s

nothing better like a metal staple to keep next to your coins

What a striking looking nickel and a key date too boot! Nice find, you must be very proud of this beauty! I have never seen such a beautiful nickel before. I can't stop drooling!

Its crazy time,I can`t either! totally mesmerizing coin...