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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2289001, member: 76181&quot;]This is the only thing I disagree with you about. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think slabbing is a pernicious trend. It is motivated by purely monetary reasons and has little to do with protecting a coin or helping new collectors enter a hobby. Slabbing also obscures some of the details that allow a person to determine authenticity. Since a slabbed coin is not deemed authentic, then slabbing actually helps disguise fakes. I think the whole concept of slabbing coins stinks. </p><p><br /></p><p>A weighted list of costs and benefits for slabbing ancients pretty much shows the costs exceed the benefits. </p><p><br /></p><p>The message to newbies should be, &quot;buy from a reputable dealer&quot; not &quot;buy a false sense of security by getting a slabbed ancient&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a Corinthian (?) stater sitting in a slab right now that is either unique or fake but nobody is willing to question it because it is slabbed. I don&#039;t see how that helps any part of this hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I agree with you 99% of the time. I have to take issue with this 1%.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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