What would you do?

Exactly. I vote for C. Keep it in the slab and do not buy a replica. Of course, I can't stand replica coins, and I don't really care for albums either, but that's just personal preference. Good luck and enjoy your '16 D!

 

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my vote is to keep it in the slab and leave the space empty in the book.

-steve

 

i'd probaly keep it in the slab. you would have to reslab it if you ever wanted to sell it, and you could do damage to the coin if you are not careful. i'd just play it safe and keep it in the slab.

 

I'd keep the coin in the slab since it's a key. Course it's gotta be a legit slab.

The 1869 in my 2 Cent set is a PCGS MS61 that I cracked out ONLY becuase I have a PCGS MS63RB still intact.

Now I'm playing with both types of three cents, twenty cents and shield nickles. If I buy a nice example of these, slabbed or not, I don't toss them in the book. I know I have them

 

Here's a unique thought. Leave the coin in the slab. Take a common coin of the same type and have a jewler remove the date. Then have the back planed off and the TPG initials, grade, and slab serial number engraved on the back. Then use that for the hole filler. That way the set looks complete, and the key coin stays safe. When you sell the coin pass along the hole filler with it so the next owner cn do the same if they wish.

 

Ha, I like Conder's idea the best. I dislike slabs in general as I like to be able to hold my coins, and if you're purchasing a 1916D, it's probably going to be in a very low grade, so there's little risk of bringing it down a grade by handling it (as long as you're careful). Furthermore, it would be nice to have the set look complete. The real issue, however, is whether or not you're going to sell the set at some point in your life. Those key dates and semi-keys (1916D, 1921, etc.) are going to be A LOT easier to liquidate if they're certified, and not because they will be "graded accurately," but because the buyer will at least be reassured that they are genuine.

So, if you do crack it out, are you willing to have it re-certified again? And if you don't have it re-certified and decide not to sell the set in your lifetime, will those who receive the set realize the value of that coin if it's just sitting in a folder with a bunch of other dimes, some of which probably look nicer and hence more valuable, such as those 1944PDS Mercs all in MS-63? My guess is that if I knew nothing about coins and was heir to a Whitman folder of Mercs, I'd assume THEY were the more valuable coins, and would probably ignore the barely readable 1916D in G4. However, if I received the same set with the 1916D in a slab, I'd immediately think, "Hmm, this one must be separate for a VERY good reason."

Anyway, just my 10 cents here!

 

I presently have 10 sets of Mercury Dimes in Whitman Classic Albums. All complete including 16D's, 42/41, 42D/41, etc. Some coins were purchased in slabs. All were removed from the slabs and placed in the Albums. A Whitman classic Album has a sheet of paper in the front of the slotted page more of an adveritsement than anything else. I take any slabbed coin's sticker info out when I take the coin out of the slab and tape in to that page. Only a small amount of tape though in case I want to move that coin and that discription to another Album. If and when I get a higher grade coin that should be in Album #1, I move the one in #1 to #2, from #2 to #3, etc. I also move any such info pieces from the slab with the coins. Lots of work but that way I can tell if any of the coins were ever graded. I do this for my own information and have no intension of ever selling any coins so in or out of a slab is of no interest for me. If in the future someone inherits this mess and spends all these in vending machines, I'll never know.
My suggestion is take all coins out of slabs and enjoy a collection, not a pile of plastic.

 

I'm doing a similar thing to what Carl does with my 7070. I've bought several slabbed coins for my 7070 and I crack them out and put them in the album but I tape the NGC label to the inside cover of the album as a record.

Personally, I belong to the NGC club and when it comes time to sell, I will resubmit several coins but that day is decades away. I just enjoy the album format and maybe a few will tone in the meantime and bring a higher price when reslabbed. I'm not a fan of toned coins but after a couple 2-3 decades in a Dansco ..they could turn out quite nice.

 

that is an idea I use.....

Some day before I hit 50, I want to complete a Morgan Dollar collection, with all of the GSA CC's.
Instead of putting a round in, I slip in a piece of paper that says GSA on it