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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1430322, member: 5233&quot;]I have no problems with slabs and I have never really liked the phrase &quot;buy the coin, not the slab.&quot;&nbsp; That said, I believe that if you are a truly serious collector, you should be able to grade and authenticate your coins of choice without the need of a TPG.&nbsp; Even when purchasing a slabbed coin, one needs to be able to evaluate that coin in the slab.&nbsp; Grading is very subjective and therefore each grade contains a wide range of variability.&nbsp; Is the coin overgraded, undergraded, or right on target?&nbsp; Even though the technical grade is the same, does coin A and a distracting mark that coin B does not have and therefore has better eye appeal?&nbsp; No two slabbed coins are the same and thus no coin should be treated as identical to another.</p><p><br /></p><p>That last sentence: </p><p><br /></p><p>That is the key to why coins are bad investment pieces (even slabbed coins).&nbsp; Because they are not an identical commodity.&nbsp; Each coin is slightly different and those differences affect the value even within the same grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Slabbed coins are easier to sell...because buyers have a little more security with them.&nbsp; That is a benefit to a slabbed coin, if down the road you might want to sell it and want that to be as easy as possible, slabbed makes it easier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, when collecting coins the collector should grade prior to buying (no matter if the coin is slabbed or not)...it&#039;s best not to rely on the slabbed grade.&nbsp; Slabs do add a little security to the purchase and make the coin easier to resell.&nbsp; A slabbed coin is still no a good investment piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have both slabbed and raw coins in my collection.&nbsp; I personally have not preference either way.&nbsp; I buy the coins that I want in my collection.&nbsp; I have never cracked out a coin and I have submitted a grand total of 3 coins to be slabbed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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