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Re-Slabbing A Coin --- Need Advice

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Save yourself the headache of a possible return and mention the crack as well as including a photo of it. An honest, accurate description of the slab is the right thing to do, IMO.
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I would agree with the previous two posts. If you are going to sell it as-is, definitely mention the chip!
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Fair enough, maybe not EVERYONE but the vast majority
True. If you were a betting man, it would be difficult to take the odds against it.
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Personally, I would have no problem buying a cracked or chipped slab if I planned on cracking out the coin but if I wanted to keep it in the slab, I would want the plastic to be in perfect condition.

There is always some nutjob out there waiting to accuse a seller of swapping out a coin when they see a cracked slab even if the damage is only superficial, not worth the hassle with an expensive coin IMO. An MS-63 Morgan widget is one thing(who would swap out one of them?) but an MS-63 Indian with 30-40x the value of the previously mentioned widget is another matter entirely.

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I have heard of coins changing grade even while slabbed, due to previous chemical contact that went undetected. And, grading has changed over the years. So, do ou think you will get the same grade? Of course the fair thing is to go with its real grade, but is the coin at risk of going down? We have so many intermediate grades now that were not there when I started. EF was EF, and AU was AU, and no multiple MS numbers. You did say an old slab.
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@Henry M Smith

He is not cracking the coin out and resubmitting it for grading. He is talking about having them "recase" it in a new style holder. All they will do is crack the slab, take the coin out, and put it in a new slab (and hopefully not damage the coin in the process)
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Everyone would pick the undamaged slab 100 times out of 100 when offered the exact same coin in a cracked slab or an undamaged slab.

Can't speak for so many that are SLAB HAPPY, but me, when I get a coin in a slab, as soon as I get home it's out to the garage, saw in hand, open slab and discard plastic. I collect coins not plastic.
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Here is a picture of the slab and the chip. As I said, it's not big, but (IMHO) should be identified.

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