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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 25979176, member: 1765&quot;]The struggle between slabs and albums is real.&nbsp; I have an ASE set that&#039;s in a Dansco and I just love the heft of it and the thuddy slap of the pages as they&#039;re flipped when full.&nbsp; Most of my stuff is in slabs, though, and I&#039;m good with keeping it that way.&nbsp; If I wanted to crack out a higher value coin for a Dansco (1909-S VDB cent, for example), I would photograph the slab, make a life-size print of it, and put it in a sleeve with the tag from the slab, keeping it with the Dansco.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t tape the tag to the album, because it&#039;s ugly and could ruin the album.&nbsp; If I wanted to sell that coin, I know I&#039;d have to resubmit it for grading or try selling it as raw with my documentation.&nbsp; Proofs are another story, though.&nbsp; The surfaces of a proof, especially for thicker coins like halves, dollars, and ASEs, are easily messed up with a Dansco if you&#039;re not careful.&nbsp; There are raw Franklins back to 1956 that are decent looking and aren&#039;t that expensive.&nbsp; They&#039;re not worth slabbing because of value, and there&#039;s not much downside if you get a slide mark on one accidentally.&nbsp; Earlier dates start getting more expensive in grades you&#039;d want to have in your collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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