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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 7408249, member: 73489&quot;]<b>Stuart Weitzman, the owner, is NOT a coin collector. </b> He probably didn&#039;t even know about grading and encapsulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was probably told he needed to get it graded/certified to maximize $$$ for his charitable foundation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sotheby&#039;s, always the fly in the ointment on coin stuff, probably let him know he didn&#039;t have to get it slabbed.&nbsp; Or maybe Weitzman wanted the coin &quot;loose&quot; and asked if that could be arranged.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing, no idea but it&#039;s pretty clear they compromised by letting PCGS grade but not slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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