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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4575848, member: 19463&quot;]The comments by slab fans sound like they might be happy with do-it-yourself plastic holders that allow the slab feel without paying for the expertization service offered as part of encapsulation.&nbsp; Of course these still have the disadvantages of taking up space that sealed slabs have.&nbsp; The appeal of open trays, and fancy holders dims when you can no longer pick up the collection or fit it in the largest safe deposit box.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe our main difference here is terminology.&nbsp; Plastic boxes/holders with hinges are not &#039;slabs&#039; and do not offend those who like to rub their greasy fingers on coins.&nbsp; What I find objectionable is not the plastic as much as the mindset that comes with them.&nbsp; If people were buying the contents rather than the labels, there would be no need sealed holders to prevent accidental or fraudulent swapping of coins.&nbsp; If we each had all our coins in one pile and all our labeled holders (paper or plastic) in another, how many of us could reunite our coin with their information successfully?&nbsp;&nbsp; Am I unreasonable to think it good if we can?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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