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Message:: [QUOTE="andrew289, post: 731329, member: 6463"]Does the fact that a individual coin is in a 'slab' makes it more valuable. When I'm buying old gold (pre-1933), I ONLY buy slabbed coins but not because they are more valuable but because they are authenticated and I am not skilled enough to spot fake coins in all of the series that I want to collect. So for peace of mind, I only buy slabbed coins. Personally, I don't buy modern coins slabbed. I'm not a 70 chaser.  I was going to purchase a 4th and 5th UHR when my disability comes in, is this a mistake as I don't know what I'm purchaseing? Who is to say what is a mistake. If you like the coin and want 5 of them ..it's not a mistake. You should know that are not really rare. There are close to, if not over 100,000 minted to date. Over time, they might be considered bullion and fluctuate with the spot price. It could be a fad coin. I even saw a full page ad for one in Vogue or Art News. A funny place for a gold coin ad, I thought. I have one UHR for my collection and that was enough for me. You might look at the 2009 buffalo proof (might be a low mintage year) or buy a business strike buffalo. As long as you pay a fair market price, either from the mint or a trusted bullion house like APMEX, it's ok that you don't know what you are buying ..it's gold so it's not a mistake. In my opinion.[/QUOTE]