Slabbed Vs Non-Slabbed, NGC Vs PCGS. Options Needed.

Yes, slabs have the potential for added security for existing coins, but for the time being I don't consider them a safeguard against fakes or coins that have been tampered with. Any benefit a slabbed coin has in the way of security is offset by other factors . . . the inabilty to test the slabbed coin for content/purity for example. As for coins yet to be put on the market . . . whatever security measures the grading companies implement could presumably be implemented directly by the mints themselves; several (government and private) are actively devising new security measures to try and stay a step ahead of the counterfeiters. This is an interesting topic, I think we can all agree that the more options we have, the better. I will stick to non-graded coins for the most part, but I'm sure I'll buy older graded coins on occasion, I have my eye on a few right now as a matter of fact :)

Well like silver said its more for numismatic coins that you would never test other than weigh or use a magnet anyway. It was also designed for numismatic coins but people have sent in bullion so they do bullion, there isn't much of a need for it for that though unless you like the look or to protect it or whatever. I personally dont see fakes of modern coins being much of an issue in the future far to many are made and far to many are preserved in very high grades. The old ones get their values from their rarity nothing in the modern coin place really suggests it will be rare for the circulating money.

There are things that can be done from the mint side, though thats probably more of a concern with gold. The silver coins theres enough places you can order where they get it directly from the mint that you dont have to worry for the modern stuff. The nice thing about slabs is it takes more effort to fake, you have to fake the coin and the slab and do both very well. They still struggle with the holograms but at some point theyll figure it out and the slab with get some changes.

Like you I keep my bullion coins raw, but the vast majority of my numismatic coins are slabbed. I guess the other thing worth mentioning would also be the US mint is really far behind other mints when it comes to things both is unique types of coins and trying to put security measures. When that will change who knows but they certainly arent leading the way on anything and by the time they implement anything the other mints will have probably moved on to the next measure

Needless to add in the ol hypithetical SHTF situation the 25k 1 oz gold slab may not hold its premium lol. End up trading it for 100 bucks worth of food perhaps.....