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Rest in Peace
United States
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I for one love nice raw circulated classic U.S. coinage . I have only 5 slabbed coins in my entire collection ,and those were either won in CCF contests or bought for a family member .  |
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Ahh, T-Bop, we agree on something else! I have 1 slabbed coin, a 1909VDB NGC AU-58, Details that came in a popoure of items from an online coin dealer! My budget makes it only possible for the lower grade options, maybe upgrade when can.  |
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I go with worn or circulated coins since I believe coins should be held and touched. I mean that is what they were made for originally.
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Circulated for me too. I do have some (16) slabbed, mainly for authenticity and peace of mind they are real (as much as that can be verified).  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With todays emphasis on slabs the ANA's slogan "Coins, History in your hands" should be "Coins, History that's been locked away in sonicly sealed inert plastic things so that you can never touch it with your hands." |
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United States
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For the most part I only buy stabbed coins for the (small) degree of assurance that it is genuine. Then they are usually cracked out and put in an album. The exception would be Commemoratives - they stay in the slabs. I suppose there are albums available for Commemoratives but I've never seen one.
I don't question collectors who prefer to keep everything in slabs, I just like albums. There's no wrong way to be a coin collector. JMHO
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06/24/2017 11:43 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm with most everyone else. I like seeing the coin without plastic between it and my eye. Not to mention the fact that price plays a role for me. I have lots of nice, MS and proof coins but none are professionally graded.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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If you were to buy a scarce to rare coin costing you over $1000 would you be willing to buy it raw online without assurance of one of the major coin grading companies saying it is what it is advertised to be? I can't find the coins I want at local dealers and often have to go online to even see them.
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Pillar of the Community
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 in regards to high dollar coins. If I ever decided to pay that much I'd want to ensure grade and authenticity. My expertise is not sufficient for buying raw coins in that realm. I'm a 10-100 dollar coin buyer. Willing to chance it at that level "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Remember, slabbing by a respected TPG does 4 things: -- authenticates it (not a fake, counterfeit, etc.) -- certifies originality (not cleaned, repaired, enhanced, etc.) -- grades it -- protects it Edited by kanga
06/25/2017 09:15 am
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Those are all good reasons Kanga. I have had a few Canadian slabbed coins but I busted them out for my collection. I don't think I would bother slabbing any of my coins unless I felt something was worthy of it. I feel the fee is just too high.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you were to buy a scarce to rare coin costing you over $1000 would you be willing to buy it raw online without assurance of one of the major coin grading companies saying it is what it is advertised to be? Yes, and I have done so. |
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United States
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I enjoy handling raw coins (carefully). But, for special coins, I think slabs are more attractive displays than 2 x 2s. And, slabs are more protective over time. Paper envelopes are protective and are wonderful for natural toning. But, they do not display coins. I slab the vast majority of type coins valued over $100. I leave the other coins raw and store them in either 2 x 2s or paper envelopes. I try to look at my coins raw and slabbed as often as possible.
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Pillar of the Community
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Polished, tooled, holed, gouged, rim dinged, corroded, etc. coins should never be put in holders unless they are truly rare.
These coins are not harmed by being in a pocket.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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06/26/2017 07:22 am
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I too have slabbed coins, some I submitted, but personally I like the coins I can handle.
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