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Bedrock of the Community
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The hole-filling mentality is a curse. Try to rid yourself of it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes for the following coins:
1877 one cent.
1909 s vdb one cent.
1914 or 1922 no d error one cent. I forget which one it is.
1916 d one dime.
1942/1 one dime.
I would do it to these coins so I know I got an authentic one instead of buying it raw and hoping it is authentic.
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Valued Member
United States
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Never
I like albums but I keep slabs in a separate notebook and fill the hole displaying the reverse of the same type of coin but typically an extra common date I have or purchase. Certification costs too much and there are no guarantees if resubmitted on getting the same grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I don't fill albums but if I did, I would not break open one of my certified coins. I would keep looking for the coin I needed. The search is a big part of collecting anything.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829 |
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United States
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The hole-filling mentality is a curse. Try to rid yourself of it.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I've cracked a few slabs to put in my albums. I just can't get my self to crack the key dates that I have slabbed such 1922 no D, 1909 S VDB and 1937D 3 legged Buffalo nickel. I just put a label in the spot with the grade of the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wouldn't break open a slab to fill a hole. The fact that the coin is in a slab means that is something special and probably should stay inside the slab for safety. To fill the hole, I would instead buy the same coin in a lower, less-expensive grade.
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Valued Member
United States
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I would do it to these coins so I know I got an authentic one instead of buying it raw and hoping it is authentic. Great, now you know it's authentic, but no one else does, unless they redo what you undid. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I buy a coin for an album off the Internet (i.e., ebay), as opposed to a coin show where I can personally inspect a raw coin, I prefer to buy a slabbed example so there's no "surprises" when I receive the coin.  But I recognize the added value and saleability of slabbed coins, so I purposely do not break out any slabbed coins until I have all the coins needed to fill an album.  Thus, if something were to happen (God forbid) before the album was completed, the surviving slabbed coins would be easier to sell.  ... sometimes I fear I put too much thought into these things.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To me, for the most part, cracking a slab to fill an album (especially an uncirculated coin) is the definition of a hole-filling obsession that is kind of scary.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To me, for the most part, cracking a slab to fill an album (especially an uncirculated coin) is the definition of a hole-filling obsession that is kind of scary. Well, it's not like they have CAC stickers...  |
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To fill the hole, I would instead buy the same coin in a lower, less-expensive grade. That there is the problem and why I ended up cracking three slabs to fill those holes. The lower grades for key dates are still rather expensive (to me) and finding the right one means it is already in the slab (because the market has pressured it). The raw coins I need are either not there or are sketchy at best. Quote:
To me, for the most part, cracking a slab to fill an album (especially an uncirculated coin) is the definition of a hole-filling obsession that is kind of scary. No one is asking you to fill album holes.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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To complete my Lincoln Wheat set I purchased 3 (NGC) slabbed keys: 09 s vdb, 14d, and 22 no D strong reverse. There is no way I would have purchased these raw, and they will remain in the slabs until I part with them.
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United States
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Congratulations on the complete set! I still need two of those three.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Been collecting coins for about 70 years and have no slabs. All slabs have been taken apart for the coin. I don't care what happens to any of my coins after I pass.
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