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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7804142, member: 19463&quot;]I don&#039;t value the plastic as much as most of you. I also don&#039;t require AU as a minimum grade.&nbsp; I paid $22.50 for mine (slightly different and not as nice) in 2011 and doubt the coin would being that much today.&nbsp; Were I to send it off for a $50 slab, the price would then be $72 like on eBay (minus their charges and postage).&nbsp; The only profits here might be for the Post Office.&nbsp; IMO this level coin is a waste to slab since the plastic costs twice as much as the coin. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340359[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a closer match for type but only AVF with a little silvering (as graded by the seller who struck me as close on most coins).&nbsp; It came from a high priced dealer for $30 and is probably worth quite a bit less than that (half?). I have no idea what the grade of the slabbed coin would be since all we have is a plastic case photo.&nbsp; AU was introduced by the slab people to attract US collectors who could not deal with the fact that ancients almost always graded EF or below before they came along.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340360[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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