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Bedrock of the Community
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Well, we'll never know. But I ask myself the same question every time I see something on E-bay that goes for a bukc or two.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is even more special now. We are all talking about it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Maybe the owner had some freebie attributions from ANACS. I have a couple of them from when ANACS messed up a coin attribution I submitted. That reminds me - I haven't used them so maybe I should send in that 2002 messed up zincoln I got in change today.  Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
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What if you had a little kid who collected coins and this was his "bestie". You want to make it extra special for him/her so you .....
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I too can't figure out why people do that. I've seen so many slabbed coins at coin shows selling for a fraction of what it costs to have it slabbed. In some instances it appears the plastic is worth more than the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've sent a couple cheapies in to ANACS so they're slabbed like the rest of the collection.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Valued Member
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Would this be the rare case where we buy the slab not the coin since its 15 bucks to slab it ;) lol
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fascinating to see, for example, how many LWC from 1938-58 are out there in top quality slabs in 65 or better that sell for far less than the slab cost. Some big bets on potential upgrades that went south! THe TPGs have the hobby by the neck. |
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What's worse is the obverse looks overgraded (to me)
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
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Saw a 1910-S Barber half in a PCGS G4 slab at a show on Saturday  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Also new & inexperienced collectors who would shotgun coins to the tpgs to learn what grades they will come back as. I was one of those before ccf  ... but mine were primarily big silver and some gold unless I knew it was a key Edited by Cascade
06/29/2015 1:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to admit I bought a congress 1989 half on ebay recently for $10. Though to be fair it did get a 69 and they were Probally hunting a 70. It's my first slabbed coin got it since it was free shipping and the exact amount for my gift card. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm thinking about doing that to about a dozen coins I got from my Grandfather. Most aren't worth much, but I've had them for 50 years, and imagine that if I gave them raw to the nieces and nephews, their provenance would be lost.
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Pillar of the Community
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Good idea slabbing coins you don't want spent on gum and other various extravagances.
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