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Valued Member
Canada
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Hello friends here. I have a question. Saw quite a few graded coins on ebay. They are enclosed inside 'slabs'. Do you take them out or otherwise how do you play with them? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I do not see any significant in the grading of modern NCLT.
When I buy graded one (rarely) I just broke the plastic and put the coin in Air-tite capsule.
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Valued Member
Canada
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When I buy graded one (rarely) I just broke the plastic and put the coin in Air-tite capsule. Yep, I do the same. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It depends which's the reason you buy the coins. Investment? Hobby? Gift?
Maybe if you provide us the link we can comment further.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Why would you pay extra for a graded coin and then crack it out.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Why would you pay extra for a graded coin and then crack it out. That's why I rarely buy them. Because of the premium. But here the best example: the latest Fractional set - you will not find the single coins not graded. So, need to buy the graded one. But I do not care, if it mentioned on the slab "MS-70" or "MS-69" - it looks the same, and I do not need this plastic slab.... Edited by Silveroid
02/28/2014 4:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with you silveroid. I don't see the point in grading NCLT coins. It's just a gimmick to artificially raise the prices of already overpriced coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Do you take them out or otherwise how do you play with them? you don't get to play with coins once they're in their coffins. |
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United States
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I buy NGC and PCGS storage boxes and let them sit in there so they can be in ascending order.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've just begun to buy slabbed coins. At first I was against it. Now I've come to see two benefits for modern Nclt coins, 1. They are in a sealed protective environment unlike a possibly leaky capsule, 2. It proves my coins are not Chinese counterfeits, and yes I know slabs are also being counterfeited. These are the reasons I've added slabs to my collection. I do handle and play with my slabs. I find 1 downside, being I miss having the COA to read the coins story, I really enjoy those.
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Rest in Peace
Canada
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I was very amused to see people taking the BoC Gold coins, and submitting them to the 'slabbers' for grading. Coming from the mint with a holographic seal already sealing them in was good enough for me - with two possible grades "hand selected" or "Premium hand selected". I just felt it was an unnecessary added expense to an already expensive coin.
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Canada
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Coming from the mint with a holographic seal already sealing them in was good enough for me - with two possible grades "hand selected" or "Premium hand selected". I also do like original RCM packaging of them, and will not send mine to be graded. But here, the option to grade these coins seems to me very reasonable - cause they are minted for circulation, and probably were in circulation, so the professional grading will be more exact and common for numismatic world. |
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Posted 02/28/2014 12:48 pm
