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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1934 Wreath Crown, post: 3426869, member: 76965&quot;]What I can&#039;t understand is why one wouldn&#039;t have a coin like that slabbed. It is a modern and any subsequent scratch or environmental damage would take $$$ off its value. Unless of course, the seller knows it would not get certified.</p><p><br /></p><p>An ancient which has been heavily circulated...….OK I accept!! The collector may want to handle it and hope that maybe Alexander The Great or Julius Caesar might have touched the coin too.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;m always cautious when buying an uncertified modern unless it is at melt or just a bit higher/lower.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were to buy a scarce key date sovereign e.g. 1831, 1838, 1839, 1874 Shield, 1879 (London), even from very reputable auction houses like HA, I would immediately have it certified. Probably the best forty dollars one could spend and it would add at least 25%+ to the value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Better to be safe than sorry. A while back I bought a gold quarter stater from Roma, turned out to be a fake. They took it back without any questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a cast iron guarantee, go for it and once you have it slabbed put it on here again<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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