Being that I am old school, I view slabbing as protection for future generations of collectors. It isn't a money making tool to me. A lot of these would be better served in snap-tights, but at ten bucks a slab, I'll let ICG entomb them for me. And besides, I think a relatively blemish free coin should be protected. I'll send them sometime next week and when they come back I will report how I scored. Only imaged the obverse since I am limited to the number of attachments. 1804 1/2 Cent Spike Chin..... F20 1832 Half Dime F30 Details, Cleaned 1908 V Nickel MS62 42/41 Merc VF30 1963 Proof Franklin PF64 82-S Morgan MS64 85 Morgan MS63 02-O Morgan MS64 22 Peace MS64 23 Whisker Jaw Peace AU58
I totally agree as to not being a money making tool. I don't prefer slabbed coins, except, I do agree that you can be reasonably sure it's real, and it does help protect them. But, I thought it cost more than $10?
The top tier guys do cost substantially more. Insider has us a CoinTalk deal set up at ten bucks a slab at ICG. Just write on the submission form that it is the CoinTalk deal.
I have to say one thing….. My eyes must be absolutely atrocious any more. Now that I am looking at these in photo form that I can enlarge at will they all have way more chatter than they did to my naked eye.
Don't be too hard on your eyes. A reasonably good quality, close-up photo often seems to highlight and exaggerate even the slightest imperfections, ones you'd never be able to see in hand. Fellow CT member and professional coin photographer @Denis Richard recently created a thread on this very phenomenon - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-high-resolution-hurts-the-case-for-showing-less.421690/
