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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7782467, member: 118780"]The problem is you supply false arguments in your reasoning for buying slabbed coins. As has already been stated ad nauseam, the reputable auctions houses - whose names can be found with some research here - will refund your money if the coin is proven to be fake. So, there's no more risk there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saying that you don't want your nephews to get their cheesy hands on it is a valid reason, though personally I solved that problem by taping the coin holder to an information page, then placing that in a plastic sleeve. My costs are maybe 50 cents per coin vs paying 50%-200% more at an auction like Heritage.</p><p><br /></p><p>As has also been stated, please go ahead and stick to slabbed coins at overpriced auctions. It's your money and your collection. This makes things cheaper for the rest of us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7782467, member: 118780"]The problem is you supply false arguments in your reasoning for buying slabbed coins. As has already been stated ad nauseam, the reputable auctions houses - whose names can be found with some research here - will refund your money if the coin is proven to be fake. So, there's no more risk there. Saying that you don't want your nephews to get their cheesy hands on it is a valid reason, though personally I solved that problem by taping the coin holder to an information page, then placing that in a plastic sleeve. My costs are maybe 50 cents per coin vs paying 50%-200% more at an auction like Heritage. As has also been stated, please go ahead and stick to slabbed coins at overpriced auctions. It's your money and your collection. This makes things cheaper for the rest of us.[/QUOTE]
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