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Just curious, does taking them out of a graded slab maybe reduce their resale value?
I agree with jbuck on the smaller pool of potential buyers. Not all collectors are comfortable with coin grading and so some chose to buy only graded coins as a "guarantee" of grade.
Another factor to consider is the coin's grade. In a graded holder, there is a third-party baseline for grade discussion. A buyer might think a coin has been over-graded, while a seller is convinced its under-graded, but at least there is a confirmed starting point.
With raw coins, there is often much more room for debate and when even a single point difference can amount to a significant market price differential, such discussions can be difficult to achieve agreement!
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