break the slab?

I can see your point Put PCGS,NGC and ANACS holders together and see which one is the poorest quality.

 

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I just cracked a 93s for my Morgan album. I'll do the same for a 95 as soon as I can afford one. (last empty hole (
Coins can always be re-slabbed if necessary.

 

At the risk of coming back a lower grade, or even body-bagged? Not for me. Also, don't even mention the high cost of submitting a coin, let alone a whole set!

 

I agree - cracking them out of the slab is a personal choice and I see nothing wrong with it. Now me - I like them both ways. I don't mind looking a Eagle Album with my slabbed coins in them, but I also like dansco albums. I know my large cent album will probably never contain the 3 - 1793's, 1799 or 1804 - but I can live with that. I plan on completing the rest of the album. I find it enjoyable either way.

 

slabs and folders

Originally Posted by washington
I'm working on a set of unc. Washington quarters for a dansco album. I recently purchased one in a slab. Is it wise to break it out of the slab and put into the album? I'm close to filling all the holes, but I'm wondering.. when I'm dead and gone my kids will have no idea of it's condition and /or value of this coin or any others in the collection. Any thoughts on this.
Thanks, Mike
If you want to crack it out, then I say crack it out!

What I've done on my slabbed coins is to print out the coin's image (as a Xerox, from the TPG website, etc.) on a color printer (obviously the same size as the hole in the coin folder) and stick that in the folder. It's not as impressive as the actual coin, but does show that you've filled that slot/

 

I agree wholeheartedly! I have a few albums with slabbed keys and simply use clear tape to attach a baseball card holder to the album cover and place the slabbed coin(s) in it.

 

I plan to break my Peace dollars out when I have a completed set. How do you get them out without damaging them?

 

A tad off topic here, but to those who are doing albums with UNC coins, are you using books with the plastic that covers the coins, or just open air folders, the ones with the hole??

All my books are filled with pocket change because Im afraid to put nice unc coins in them.... I'd love to do a unc state quarter collection but dont wanna spend the money to have the coins ruined in a few years.

Back to the topic at hand, Im pretty new still to this game but if I buy a slabbed coin, it usually stays in the slab.

Im trying to put together a set of silver state proof quarters, I buy em slabbed and I think Im just gonna keep it that way.

But do what you want, its your collection! :smile

 

kleraudio, the Dansco albums use plastic on each side that covers the coin.