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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7936044, member: 118780"]First, I'd like to point out that a post slamming NGC isn't appropriate on a thread where an NGC grader was kind enough to show us some stunning coins he happened across. This is a world few of us see, and it was very kind of him to do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, getting to the point, although I've made it clear that I <i>personally</i> don't slab my coins, I can see the value to doing this. The bitter truth is for many coins, slabs do improve the price. If I were to sell, I'd absolutely consider slabbing some of my coins. Heck, I might even consider slabbing coins I only paid $50 for, because even though the grading would cost me more than the coin, I'd still wind up ahead. </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing is that anyone coming from modern coins or other collectibles is used to slabs, and automatically pays more for any coin in one. You can complain about that all you want, but that's the reality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7936044, member: 118780"]First, I'd like to point out that a post slamming NGC isn't appropriate on a thread where an NGC grader was kind enough to show us some stunning coins he happened across. This is a world few of us see, and it was very kind of him to do that. But, getting to the point, although I've made it clear that I [I]personally[/I] don't slab my coins, I can see the value to doing this. The bitter truth is for many coins, slabs do improve the price. If I were to sell, I'd absolutely consider slabbing some of my coins. Heck, I might even consider slabbing coins I only paid $50 for, because even though the grading would cost me more than the coin, I'd still wind up ahead. The thing is that anyone coming from modern coins or other collectibles is used to slabs, and automatically pays more for any coin in one. You can complain about that all you want, but that's the reality.[/QUOTE]
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