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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1430273, member: 75105&quot;]I want to hear different member&#039;s opinions on the purchasing of slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like slabbed coins because:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. They professionally hold the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>The encapsulation of the coin prevents dirt, dust, fingerprints, etc, away from the coin, so that many generations may enjoy the coin without it being harmed.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. They help online buyers from buying &quot;problem coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes online photos are not detailed enough to tell if a coin has been cleaned. Even if the coin has not been cleaned, it may be slightly bent, which does not always show up in a two dimensional photo. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you buy a slabbed coin, expert graders will determine if your coin has been cleaned, if it&#039;s bent, etc. So when buying online, it eliminates all the guess work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not like slabbed coins because:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Forgot buying cleaned coins in slabs. Since the seller passes the slabbing cost to you, often cleaned coins are not much less than their uncleaned counterparts. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Sometimes people will pay a large premium for a coin being slabbed. Again &quot;buy the coin, not the slab&quot; plays a major part in this rule.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Forgot buying cheap coins in slabs. You will pay a really high premium. One eBay seller &quot;Dsscoins&quot;, starts all their slabs at $18.00. Even if its a destroyed coin worth 50 cents, the BIN price is $18.00. DSSCoins currently owns 8% of all NGC coins on eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, those are just my opinions. I don&#039;t buy slabbed coins with a &quot;high premium&quot;. If I see a slabbed coin I like, I like paying as close to it&#039;s unslabbed counterpart as possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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