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SE Valued Member United States 256 Posts	Posted 01/19/2007 4:25 pm Berry, I would leave that coin in the slab for the reasons I stated above. Now if I were to have a common, less expensive coin and all I was looking for was good protection then I wouldn't consider slabbing but if I purchased a coin already certified chances are I would leave it in its coffin. There are too many other options that are just as protective, far less expensive and compliment the appearance of a coin SO much better than TPG slabs! Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 01/19/2007 4:48 pm I prefer a raw coin over a slabbed if it is inexpensive. When it comes to an expensive coin, I prefer it to be slabbed. It prevents me from touching it and decreasing the value. Report this Post to the Staff
apprais1 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 01/19/2007 6:20 pm Being a beginner in this world, I would lean toward a slabbed coin for the older coins if I bought it from person or persons unknown. That being said, our local coin shop (we only have one) has been here for over 50 years and the owner and his son were friends with my father and my brother, so I feel comfortable buying unslabbed from them. Report this Post to the Staff
longnine009 Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 01/19/2007 6:30 pm Berry the hypothetical situation you pose is the reason I won't buy slabs anymore. If I crack the coin out I lose proof of authenticity. If I have to leave a coin in the slab or lose proof of authenticity that makes it restricted property in my eyes which is not property at all. If I say "up theirs" and crack it out then what am I paying for? Shakedown fees, for the better coins? I too have a hypothetical situation to pose. Why doesn't the Priesthood sit down together in a room with their best graders and each TPG grade 100 of their own slabs with the numbers covered up. What are they afraid of? If one of them came close to re-grading most of their coins the same there would be a potential of capturing some if not most of the other TPGs market. That sounds like a pretty good incentive to me for the risk. The risk of which is not really there since in their eyes each believes they are the best. If they are the best they have nothing fear, nothing to lose and everything to gain. What keeps them from doing that? What keeps each and every one of them from even issuing a challenge to the others? The whole thing IMO, is a "Paper Tiger." Edited by longnine009 01/19/2007 6:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/19/2007 8:48 pm If buying coins as an investment than slabbed is the way to go. I buy to study and to pass on my collection to my grand children so I prefer raw coins. Ron Report this Post to the Staff
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