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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2940206, member: 10461&quot;]One does sacrifice &quot;touchability&quot; when coins are in plastic slabs.&nbsp; But for proofs and high end Mint State coins, that&#039;s for the best.&nbsp; It is a bit of a shame with the ancients, though.&nbsp; And you can safely touch gold coins like this when they&#039;re raw.&nbsp; Gold is stable and won&#039;t usually get fingerprinted and such. </p><p><br /></p><p>Slabbing has a number of advantages and a few disadvantages, too.&nbsp; It works for me, presently, though I do sometimes think about liberating my ancients and going the traditional way with them.&nbsp; For now, I&#039;m still slabbing them for the sake of uniformity in my box, if nothing else.</p><p><br /></p><p>The beading you see on this coin is raised dots, not indentations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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