How bout your child or young relative opening the mint capsule and playing with it. Gotta love those finger prints. Now your treasure is MS...
A family member or friend spends or sells it while it's out of your safe.
The mint capsules are easily opened. Not so with TPG slab. Do you want to find your treasure gone and spent or safe in some nearly impenetrable...
For no other reason the protection the TPG slab offers.
Mine was a far sight more than that. Good book, great price
I bought the book 35 years ago. Probably cheaper now than back then.
[ATTACH] A recent purchase. Goes with my rant on the OP topic.
I'm not sure where you live, but business is doing quite well here. A few supply chain issues are slowly creeping. I along with a few friends have...
Walter Breen's "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins" is the one I use. I'm sure there are others, but it's the...
@Al Kowsky where can I find a list, link or more information? I don't remember seeing any provincials that hi lite a town, country or continent...
I was just saying good day in Hungarian to @Gabor Papp .
I thought only Hadrian had the "Africa" in his Travel Series. Now I see the Septimius Severus coin. Are there other coins in the ancient series...
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How bout the ones from 14 years ago who post several 100 times and just quit. They post hot and heavy for a few years and then, POOF. I check...
Maybe @Fred Weinberg could shed some light.
I'm sure they can. Would hate to see that spent for a bottle of pop and a candy bar. You could self slab, but those are easy to open. Best option...
@Tejas Wonderful write up. The gold coin is amazing!!
Am I envious!! Those are some true rarities in superb condition. In the gift shop they may even have a book about the exhibition or maybe some...
The only reason to "Slab" it would be to preserve the coin. It would also alert your heirs that it is a special coin and might be of some value.
In 6th grade my teacher showed us 4-5 that her dad saved. The only one I remember was the Oregon Trail piece.
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