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<p>[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 7809320, member: 44357"]For some of the coins you've been buying, a significant portion of the cost is the slab itself. Buying from reputable sources mitigates the risk of fakes: NGC is another (very useful) opinion but, for the coins you're seeking, you'd likely be better off just using trustworthy dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>As it pertains to damage/handling/wear, as [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] showed, AirTites work very well at a fraction of the cost, as do Lighthouse's "QuickSlabs" which is what I use for the majority of my collection. They can be re-opened easily and still provide the same protection and don't cost an arm and a leg (higher end ancients are charged 1% of their value to be slabbed).</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps unsurprisingly because of the name, AirTites are actually more "air tight" than slabs which are slightly permeable and can still allow some toning to occur.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 7809320, member: 44357"]For some of the coins you've been buying, a significant portion of the cost is the slab itself. Buying from reputable sources mitigates the risk of fakes: NGC is another (very useful) opinion but, for the coins you're seeking, you'd likely be better off just using trustworthy dealers. As it pertains to damage/handling/wear, as [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] showed, AirTites work very well at a fraction of the cost, as do Lighthouse's "QuickSlabs" which is what I use for the majority of my collection. They can be re-opened easily and still provide the same protection and don't cost an arm and a leg (higher end ancients are charged 1% of their value to be slabbed). Perhaps unsurprisingly because of the name, AirTites are actually more "air tight" than slabs which are slightly permeable and can still allow some toning to occur.[/QUOTE]
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