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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;National dealer, post: 9012, member: 487&quot;]Having walked the bourse floor here in Texas today, I was amazed at the number of people buying the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Customers walking to the dealers table asking for a specific grade by one grading service or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>As most of you have heard many times here on this forum, most dealers and collectors will share the advice of buying the coin, not the holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Too often, collectors take the shortcut. The belief that grading services are never wrong, or that all MS-65 coins are created equally.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading is an art that takes much practice. It requires study, and time. Many coins must be viewed.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you take shortcuts, you only shortcut yourself. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you are looking to make coin purchases in person. You should look at multiple examples of the same date in the same grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>The keys to grading are eye appeal, luster, marks, strike, and condition. </p><p><br /></p><p>A little knowledge in this hobby goes a long ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before investing your hard earned cash on coins, spend a little on your referrence material. </p><p><br /></p><p>The two best statements that are made by dealers and collectors alike are &quot;Buy the book before the coin&quot; and &quot;Buy the coin, not the holder&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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