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<p>[QUOTE="Clint, post: 1592183, member: 34620"]I have gone back and forth in my short time collecting, but a LOT of time pondering it. I don't think there's a right answer, so gather the facts and choose what works for you. For starters, 69s are worth about OGP, so I typically look for 70s first. But maybe you just like slabs, for ease of resale or whatever. Next, I've seen strange grading practices with 70s which are far from perfect, so that's no guarantee. Next, what's your tolerance to buy multiples from the mint and keep just the best ones? What about sending them in to be graded yourself whenever in the future?</p><p><br /></p><p>And so on. I dislike that OGP airtites are not standard size, so I can't display them in Airtite albums, and a whole buncha OGP is cumbersome. So I do buy real airtites and move the coins into those, leaving ALL of the OGP in the closet. I've ended up STILL doing it both ways...so other comments will be read![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clint, post: 1592183, member: 34620"]I have gone back and forth in my short time collecting, but a LOT of time pondering it. I don't think there's a right answer, so gather the facts and choose what works for you. For starters, 69s are worth about OGP, so I typically look for 70s first. But maybe you just like slabs, for ease of resale or whatever. Next, I've seen strange grading practices with 70s which are far from perfect, so that's no guarantee. Next, what's your tolerance to buy multiples from the mint and keep just the best ones? What about sending them in to be graded yourself whenever in the future? And so on. I dislike that OGP airtites are not standard size, so I can't display them in Airtite albums, and a whole buncha OGP is cumbersome. So I do buy real airtites and move the coins into those, leaving ALL of the OGP in the closet. I've ended up STILL doing it both ways...so other comments will be read![/QUOTE]
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