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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 342747, member: 112&quot;]It all depends on what <u>you</u> want. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, there are many dealers that don&#039;t like slabbed coins for various reasons. Personally, I think they are a minority and that the minority is shrinking day by day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, you should absolutely learn how to grade for yourself. But there is really no reason for you to ever need to submit a coin to a TPG. In the 20 plus years they have existed I have never submitted even 1 coin for grading. But I have bought thousands of them already slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, the advantages of buying a slabbed coin far outweigh any disadvantages. But the question you really need to ask yourself is whether or nor you should spend a significant sum (whatever that amount may be for you) on any coin, slabbed or raw, until you know what you are buying. That also applies to any group of coins purchased over a period of time - for then the amount can be even larger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya see, not all slabbed coins are graded correctly - even those slabbed by NGC &amp; PCGS. And it would be all too easy for you to purchase one of these and grossly over-pay for it. All because you didn&#039;t know what you were buying. Or worded otherwise - because you could not grade it accurately yourself and thus judge whether the TPG did or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, buying raw coins can be 10 times as risky as buying a slabbed coin without the proper knowledge &amp; experience. So if you are absolutely going to buy and you don;t have the knowledge &amp; experience - then only buy slabbed coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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