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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1185078, member: 19463&quot;]Did you ask for opinions:</p><p>If you wish to pay $75 for a $35 coin, feel free to slab it but when you lose interest in coins do not expect me to pay you more than the $35 minus any amount I feel appropriate to crack the thing out of the slab and run the risk of the coin not being what I expected since I could not see the edges.&nbsp; Today there are more collectors that agree with me but the slab companies are making a good effort to attract new collectors who would rather pay them to do the thinking than learn what is needed to collect ancients the &#039;old way&#039;.&nbsp; Most of us today like to touch our coins and really have little to talk about with those who prefer to touch plastic.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment, NGC is probably the only opinion printed on a slab that adds any value to the contents but I do not see that opinion as worth the cost of their service.&nbsp; I do recommend buying coins from dealers that are capable of rendering an opinion worth something and that back their opinions with a money back guarantee whether or not the coin in question is contained in a sealed coffin.&nbsp; There is no such thing as an ancient &#039;expert&#039; that is never fooled and that certainly includes the employees of the slab companies.&nbsp; I am hopeful that I will be able to find the coins I desire for the rest of my life without having to consider purchase of my second slab.&nbsp; My first was put out of its misery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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