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Bret Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 11:43 pm In my opinion, slabs have their place for the authentication of rare coins and/or the preservation of expensive coins. However, I think they take away much of the "feel" of holding a coin. For this reason, I leave my coins in original government packaging or put them in air-tite holders. The air-tites seal up the coins just as well as the slabs, but you get much more of the feel of actually holding the coins. They are also much less expensive than slabs. Slabbing common modern coins is just wasting money in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
silverbob Valued Member United States 175 Posts	Posted 05/01/2016 07:45 am For ASE's, I'm doing or did or in the process of doing both. Lol Did you get that? I've completed a raw Dansco album, with a few that I will eventually upgrade. I'm in the process of of complete slabbed proof set. That will eventually include the 95w. I am also in the process of a slabbed complete set all mints and marks. The last method or type of set may take longer as my OCD has me focused on the proofs right now. I've also taken a liking to .9999 Canadian moderns. Maple Leaf/Birds of Prey(completed)/Predator etc etc. So those little distractions will stand in the way more than likely. lol Report this Post to the Staff
GoldenChest Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 05/01/2016 3:21 pm I'd buy ASE raw unless the slab coin called to me Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 1:07 pm Not a fan of slabs, but if you refuse to buy them, you really can't collect anything that costs more than a couple hundred bucks these days. For ASE, you have a choice, and I'd choose to not bother with unnecessary plastic. Report this Post to the Staff
Bret Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 1:53 pm To your point Andrew99, I have every single ASE except the 1995-W Proof. None of mine are slabbed and they all look perfect to my picky retentive eyes. I've been looking at 1995-W Proofs for some time. All of the slabbed PR-69's that I've seen have had issues which would cause them not to grade PR-69 in my opinion. I've also seen several raw 1995-W Proofs, but they all looked pretty bad. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 2:06 pm Quote: Not a fan of slabs, but if you refuse to buy them, you really can't collect anything that costs more than a couple hundred bucks these days. For ASE, you have a choice, and I'd choose to not bother with unnecessary plastic. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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