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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinOKC, post: 155723, member: 2146&quot;]Absolutely true! But, I collect comics, too and I buy slabbed comic books simply as an investment. Once a comic is slabbed, it becomes a commodity to be traded just like gold, silver or soy beans. You can no longer hold it in your hand and feel the paper. You can&#039;t smell the newsprint. You certainly can&#039;t read the book anymore!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I also buy coins in slabs, but I don&#039;t consider them to be merely &quot;commodities&quot;. Because coins only have three sides (and two of them are fully exposed in slabs), the enjoyment of looking at the coin is still there. You can still see the mint luster, all the devices and just about everything that makes a coin a &quot;coin&quot;. The only thing you&#039;re missing is touching the coin itself. Besides, I place most of my coins in some sort of protective shield (i.e., Airtites, Dansco&#039;s, 2x2&#039;s, etc.) which don&#039;t allow me to actually touch the coin anyway.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, why not buy a slabbed coin that&#039;s been graded by an independent third-party grader? Most of the hobby accepts the grade assigned by the major TPG&#039;s and will even trade them sight unseen. I know, I know most of you would consider a &quot;sight unseen&quot; trade as a cardinal sin, but you must admit that countless trades happen this way. And, for the most part, the buyer is completely satisfied because they agree with the grade assigned by the TPG.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Slabbed coins are a welcome addition to my collection. I&#039;ve yet to be dissatisfied with the grade of any of my slabbed coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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