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Page 5 of 8 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-17-2008, 02:33 PM   #1 (permalink) Booner Member   Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Western PA Posts: 67 I generally don't shy away from slabbed coins. If I can get it at a decent price, and it is one I need for one of my sets, but I always crack open the slab and add the coin to my album. Until recently that is.... I just sent my 2008/2007 reverse Silver Eagle in to be slabbed and I'm also at the point where I'm down to the keys for a lot of my sets. I'm leaning toward buying the 09-S VDB Lincoln, the 16-D Mercury, and the 1877 IHC in slabs, just because of the value for these coins.   06-21-2008, 12:13 PM   #2 (permalink) Catbert .     Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 My Mood: The collector in me says I don't need or want the plastic. The investor in me says (for the more expensive coins) buy the PCGS/NGC certification after considering the coin itself. As I get older and accumulate/spend more money on my obsession, I also want the insurance of certification in case I bite the dust sooner than I expected . It will be better for my heirs.   07-23-2008, 11:48 PM   #3 (permalink) Darkfenix Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: ontario canada Posts: 296 My Mood: For me not being interested in selling my coins ever I'm not concerned with slabbing them. Mind you the majority of my canadian commemoratives come in air seals so their condition deteriorating isn't of much concern to me either atm. But for those that are looking to sell someday or feel there heirs will getting the valuable ones slabed is a nice idea as it will help them out as well as leaving a rough list of how much they are all worth at the time   07-24-2008, 09:39 PM   #4 (permalink) Mojavedave Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 326 Catbert, Those are some mighty fine looking coins you have in your album.   07-25-2008, 12:05 AM   #5 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 Quote: Originally Posted by Mojavedave Catbert, Those are some mighty fine looking coins you have in your album. are you sure they ar enot on loan from a museum lol j/k __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   08-01-2008, 12:59 PM   #6 (permalink) Catbert .     Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by spock1k are you sure they ar enot on loan from a museum lol j/k Hah! I'd sure like to have your museum ready Indian gold coin in your sig. I'd love to own it. What say you that I trade my $5 Indian straight up? Shouldn't museums share their inventory? All in the name of "comity", sort of like the senate, ya know?   08-01-2008, 11:06 PM   #7 (permalink) coinman101 Collector Of All Coins     Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 392 Ok here's one, a 1943 Walker, most likely MS-64, has no toning whatsoever. I got it for $6.75 while back (ebay, really bad pick) Should I slab? __________________ Colin Another great forum: http://www.freepowerboards.com/coinlover/   08-04-2008, 12:26 AM   #8 (permalink) Irespire Senior Member   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 220 Quote: Originally Posted by coinman101 Ok here's one, a 1943 Walker, most likely MS-64, has no toning whatsoever. I got it for $6.75 while back (ebay, really bad pick) Should I slab? That's a really good deal, but it's listed at $60 on numismedia in that grade, so probably not worth it.   08-04-2008, 02:37 PM   #9 (permalink) Mojavedave Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 326 Quote: Originally Posted by Irespire That's a really good deal, but it's listed at $60 on numismedia in that grade, so probably not worth it. At what valued price do you start slabbing ?   08-04-2008, 04:18 PM   #10 (permalink) Irespire Senior Member   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 220 Quote: Originally Posted by Mojavedave At what valued price do you start slabbing ? Me personally? at least $500, if not more for PCGS and NGC. The dealer return time for NGC seems to be taking two months, and I don't want to wait that long. Plus, I get charged about $55. I don't prefer them, but I could go lower for ANACS also. It's cheaper too. For a really key date, I also might go lower. They're tough to sell without certs. Maybe $250-$300. But for ANACS, you'll be set back at least $30-40 typically (at least I think so) if you include insured shipping and everything. Not worth it on a $150 coin.   08-08-2008, 12:51 AM   #11 (permalink) Haleiwa Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 495 Quote: Originally Posted by Mojavedave At what valued price do you start slabbing ? Among the other comments consider this: purchase price of a coin +$14 = Value of the coin? Then slab it. But if purchase price of a coin + $14 > than the value of the coin then do not slab it. It's just a math thing. __________________ There's absoluetly no problem that cannot be solved with the right amount of explosives! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Sometimes U have to go out on the limb, after all that's where the fruit is!   08-04-2008, 09:32 PM   #12 (permalink) coinman101 Collector Of All Coins     Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 392 But don't they have this slabbing service that is cheaper, because it involves havign multiple coins slabbed? __________________ Colin Another great forum: http://www.freepowerboards.com/coinlover/   08-04-2008, 09:44 PM   #13 (permalink) Irespire Senior Member   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 220 Quote: Originally Posted by coinman101 But don't they have this slabbing service that is cheaper, because it involves havign multiple coins slabbed? Yeah, I was going with that, I think it's still at least $20, what really hurts is the insured shipping.   08-06-2008, 03:44 AM   #14 (permalink) sketcherpbr Enthusiast     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 662 um, possibly a ridiculous question to you guys, but I'm new, so how much does it cost to get a coin slabbed? __________________ Monetary values amount to nothing in the face of a coin that's survived centuries to make it into my hand.   08-06-2008, 04:18 AM   #15 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 Quote: Originally Posted by sketcherpbr um, possibly a ridiculous question to you guys, but I'm new, so how much does it cost to get a coin slabbed? the price doesnt vary by grade ( unless you are forced to change the tier because of value of the coin) __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   Page 5 of 8 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? 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