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Bedrock of the Community
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i dislike slabs for several reasons the biggest is that I'm a collector and I like to see all of them side by side in an album plus the sense of accomplishment when you complete a set. if I was an investor I would have considered slabbing but in so many cases its very difficult to get your money back for the costs involved. it can take decades. what drives me crazy is how obsessed newbies are with slabbing. they want to slab everything in sight. there is just too much emphasis placed on getting coins graded. I think it has more negatives than positives
I dont like the cardboard whitman's which were so prevalent when I started collecting. I cant tell you how many coins were ruined by being in those books. I do like my Dansco albums which tends to be less harsh on the coins but are not airtight. I love seeing sets like the one OP posted. this is what collecting is
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm old school, definitely albums, I really do not care for slabs.
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Valued Member
United States
357 Posts |
I prefer albums, but slabs certainly have their place for certain coins.
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Valued Member
United States
94 Posts |
There is certainly a nice feeling being able to open an album and see the collection. Albums are also easy for non coin folks to appreciate the collection as they can see what the set looks like with various mint marks. Why are some not there? It strikes a fun conversation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this cheating?  |
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Valued Member
 United States
326 Posts |
I don't like slabs, for all the reasons mentioned. Although I have some because of the financial advantages when selling to the general public. I like albums much better. But my personal fav is 2x2 flips in marked boxes. I can safely pick up each individual coin, "flip" them back and forth between OBV and REV, or easily put them under my scope if I want to check for die details. It's not the best system if you want to show someone else, but I rarely do that anyway.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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@Collects82 If you want or need to go slabbed, THAT's the way to do it!  |
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
@westcoinThat is a beautiful cabinet. I might make myself one of those in my spare time.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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After the publication of the GaryVanWa collection photo. I wanted to show how I keep my collection. I really liked the GaryVanWa storage method. My collection is just lying around in a box. It is sorted and arranged in packages.  A small part lies in 2x2, but the main part is in flip. I put the flop in a zip bag to protect it from dust and damage. Because of this, access to the other side is less accessible. It takes time to look at the coins from both sides.   I have coins in slab and coins in thematic albums on my shelf.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Dansco albums and 2x2s for me. I don't have a high-end collection to fuss over.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this cheating? Collects82...that's very nice...might get that set up for the few slabs I have...I can interspearse pages for 2x2's.  KK |
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Is this cheating? Nope!  Looking good, GaryVanWa and Slerk! |
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Valued Member
United States
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IMHO having coins around that you like and enjoy looking at, is the true value to collecting. How you store them is just the personal preference part of the process.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's very nice...might get that set up for the few slabs I have...I can interspearse pages for 2x2's. https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/ce...se-pages.htmMay never be the cheapest, but I have been very pleased with my results. ~3.50/page + shipping to hold 9 coins might make some grumble and they have their point. I have SO much more enjoyment in being able to view and organize my collection though. I essentially bought a case a couple years ago to avoid shipping at least, and have used as needed for my various sets. |
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IMHO having coins around that you like and enjoy looking at, is the true value to collecting. How you store them is just the personal preference part of the process.  |
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