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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 4766047, member: 92655&quot;]Short answer to your question.... My wife knows about as much about my coins as she does changing the oil in her car. So I put a threshold of a $250.00 valuation personally. I do that simply so that she won&#039;t have to argue a coins authenticity once I leave this party.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like yourself, I see many moderns slabbed. I feel in most cases these are folks hoping for a very high grade that is appealing to the guys that compete with graded sets. It&#039;s the only logic I can place on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are times though that when a coin is a family heirloom.... Grandpa carried this one through the war or something like that. Those type coins I personally believe are the best candidates for TPG slabs. It offers future generations a glimpse into their family&#039;s past.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, yes I would have your trade dollar and seated dollar slabbed. Trade dollars are among the most counterfeited coins out there and most seasoned collectors are wary of a trade dollar not slabbed. And the seated, I would want it in a slab for the reasons I mentioned above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit.... If you have a local coin dealer that you do business with, ask him to piggy-back your coin submissions with his. I always get my coins certified this way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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