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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 262863, member: 4552&quot;]I used to think that also. Then some years back at one of the many coin shows I go to I was telling a dealer that I would like to buy a certain coin of his but would not be willing to pay extra because it was in a slat. He mentioned OK I&#039;ll give it to you for an unslabbed price. He bent down below the table and with an assistant opened the slab and showed me the coin unslabbed. I said just as a joke put it back and I&#039;ll buy it. He did and I couldn&#039;t tell that it had been opened. Later I discussed this with him in detail and he was telling me that many dealers know how to open certain slabs and replace a coin. No big thing, only it is easier with certain ones than others. I always thought all slabs were sealed but obviously not so. Not really sure if this was for real so I asked a few other coin dealers I know. They all agreed. Easier than most people think. Now I look at every slab carefully but just don&#039;t know how I would know if it was tampered with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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