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<p>[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 8333667, member: 86815"]I guess [USER=115909]@Gam3rBlake[/USER] is considering that bankers marks add value [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] , the reality is that TV shows and better education mean that any damage to a coin is considered a problem even by non-collectors so I don't see this is an issue at all. </p><p>I accept them as part of the contemporary history of the coin and I doubt if anyone would go out of their way to deface a valuable coin to attract an eccentric. I think the comment was made out of context because I said I looked for them. What I meant was that they don't put me off buying but they might put others off which reduces the price. Pristine artefacts don't ring my bell and that is not a monetary issue ( although means dictate otherwise) but I want to engage and relate to the history so things like PCGS MS/PR 65 make me yawn. In my humble opinion, slabs are generally not about history they are about obsession, investment and a global urinary competition.</p><p>Certainly they protect the investor and amateur counterfeiting but from my own point of view I have made some pretty bad mistakes but learnt from them.</p><p>Shame me once, shame on you, shame me twice, shame on me.</p><p>My advice on new collectors whether it is coins or antiques, is buy the book before the item.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 8333667, member: 86815"]I guess [USER=115909]@Gam3rBlake[/USER] is considering that bankers marks add value [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] , the reality is that TV shows and better education mean that any damage to a coin is considered a problem even by non-collectors so I don't see this is an issue at all. I accept them as part of the contemporary history of the coin and I doubt if anyone would go out of their way to deface a valuable coin to attract an eccentric. I think the comment was made out of context because I said I looked for them. What I meant was that they don't put me off buying but they might put others off which reduces the price. Pristine artefacts don't ring my bell and that is not a monetary issue ( although means dictate otherwise) but I want to engage and relate to the history so things like PCGS MS/PR 65 make me yawn. In my humble opinion, slabs are generally not about history they are about obsession, investment and a global urinary competition. Certainly they protect the investor and amateur counterfeiting but from my own point of view I have made some pretty bad mistakes but learnt from them. Shame me once, shame on you, shame me twice, shame on me. My advice on new collectors whether it is coins or antiques, is buy the book before the item.[/QUOTE]
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