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<p>[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 2888977, member: 87737"]In regards to the classic silver series, I would get as many pre-slabbed as possible, and wthout a doubt the high ends (Hawaiian, Hudson, Antietam, etc). It seems most of the raw ones still available have been altered in some way (cleaned, AT, etc). I was doing a double set of slabbed and raw, and the task of finding raw ones that were untouched was more difficult then affording the series slabbed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Moderns can go either way. As stated above, there really isn't a huge premium for slabbed (except maybe some MS70's), and most raw were put away neatly by the owner, and stayed in good condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>You said -</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...and that is something to consider. Slabs will travel easier (moving to a new house, or whatever), but I think it would be nice+ for him to also have the original packaging, with all the details about the commemoration, etc. I also think having all of the OGP may have additional value decades from now, especially since so many get slabbed, and the OGP just seems to vanish.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a personal decision, really.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 2888977, member: 87737"]In regards to the classic silver series, I would get as many pre-slabbed as possible, and wthout a doubt the high ends (Hawaiian, Hudson, Antietam, etc). It seems most of the raw ones still available have been altered in some way (cleaned, AT, etc). I was doing a double set of slabbed and raw, and the task of finding raw ones that were untouched was more difficult then affording the series slabbed. Moderns can go either way. As stated above, there really isn't a huge premium for slabbed (except maybe some MS70's), and most raw were put away neatly by the owner, and stayed in good condition. You said - ...and that is something to consider. Slabs will travel easier (moving to a new house, or whatever), but I think it would be nice+ for him to also have the original packaging, with all the details about the commemoration, etc. I also think having all of the OGP may have additional value decades from now, especially since so many get slabbed, and the OGP just seems to vanish. It's a personal decision, really.[/QUOTE]
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