Collecting A Set - Mix And Match Raw And Slabbed?

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heckofagator New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 07:56 am Hi, all, I've been sort of wondering this question and Bababooey's post here https://goccf.com/t/156309 got me thinking. I came into the ATB series late. Actually my first one was last year when the Acadia ATB was released. I bought 2 from the mint because we had vacationed there just a few weeks prior. Skip forward to 2013 and I really get into this hobby. Before, I had really just gotten a couple ASE's from the mint here and there as money allowed. Now I wanted to try and catch up on the 5 oz ATB series , so I put out some ads and ended up with a 2010-2011 set in NGC slabs along with the mint packaging. I had originally wanted the mint packinging only, but this was a pretty solid deal and I figured worst case I can always crack them out and put them back in the box, so it was a no lose situation. Fast forward to just a couple weeks ago, I sent in my Acadia ATB along with the first 3 ATB's this year to NGC, just because I though I want to have everything the same - all in NGC holders. But after the pretty big expense in getting these slabbed, and then Bababooey's post, I'm kind wondering if its such a big deal to have some slabbed and some just in the mint packaging. I guess this is probably personal opinion, but again, being new to this hobby, I'm kinda curious you guys' thoughts on this. The new ATB is released today - do I buy from the mint or maybe wait for them to get slabbed and pick one of those up? Thanks! Edited by heckofagator 08/29/2013 07:58 am Report this Post to the Staff

tpg22 Pillar of the Community United States 919 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 08:12 am I buy the P pucks from the mint and keep them in the OGP. I have no interest in having those graded. The bullion ones are a different case for me. As I start to add some of these to my collection I will only look for graded (Proof Like) coins. The ungraded ones are usually pretty scratched up since they are shipped to the dealers 10 to a tube. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 08:19 am One way to avoid the expense of having raw coins slabbed...but them already slabbed. Report this Post to the Staff
heckofagator New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 08:55 am Yeah, I might might try the already slabbed route on these next ones. When I looked a while ago, the BIN price on ebay was $239 for the 69, and this was about the exact cost after you pay $160 from the mint, plus $10 shipping, $13 cleaning fee, $20 certification, and then $24 return shipping. But looking at some of the auction style listing (which I don't normally look at - I prefer BIN), those seem to go for a bit lower. So I may have to start bidding on some of these. But more to the point, I guess, of my original question, would having a half raw, half slabbed set collection bother anyone? Maybe my OCD was coming out and I just thought that I needed to have everything the same. Report this Post to the Staff
shootnstarz Valued Member United States 477 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 09:13 am The only one it will bother is you. You decide what you want your collection to entail. Worry not what others think. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaster2 Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 7:18 pm I would not get a coin slabbed unless I buy it like it Report this Post to the Staff
CoinDan98 Pillar of the Community United States 1053 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 01:01 am I personally like the look of NGC slabs, but wouldn't bother getting those slabbed. I don't know. The 5 oz just don't seem like coins worth getting/slabbing. IMO only. I would rather have real money in my collection, something that actually can/used to be spent for real. Again, do what you want, my opinion only. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 12:03 pm For the 5 oz ATB pucks, I would actually prefer to have them in OGP. Regular sized coins look better slabbed. Actually, this I the one example where I think the PCGS slab looks better than the NGC. With a slab this size from NGC, all I see is WHITE. Report this Post to the Staff
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