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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 150818, member: 3726&quot;]I have been reading these posts - plus a lot of others. This continues to confuse me - by your alls standards I am a rookie - so for key dates should I stick to slabbed to play it safe?&nbsp; When I say slabbed I mean I think the grade on the slab matches the coin in the holder.&nbsp; Or since I like raw coins better should I gamble(??) and buy raw?&nbsp; I think I can come real close on IHC - I am looking at some key dates 1870-1873,1877 and 1886 type II.&nbsp;&nbsp; My IHC are about 1/2 graded and 1/2 ungraded - and from searching it seems all the good ones are graded and I always seem to find something that makes the raw coins risky to buy.&nbsp; For example <a href="http://www.harlanjberk.com/unitedstatesco/details.asp?inventorynumber=26450&amp;title=Indian+%A2&amp;inventorygroup=us&amp;linenum=17" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.harlanjberk.com/unitedstatesco/details.asp?inventorynumber=26450&amp;title=Indian+%A2&amp;inventorygroup=us&amp;linenum=17" rel="nofollow">http://www.harlanjberk.com/unitedstatesco/details.asp?inventorynumber=26450&amp;title=Indian+%A2&amp;inventorygroup=us&amp;linenum=17</a>&nbsp; this coin is nice (not talking about the price), but the rim ding and some of the spotting keeps me from buying it.&nbsp; This is almost impossible to ask for advice because each has there own preference.&nbsp; I also notice several have posted if they are spending over $100 dollars they want it slabbed.&nbsp; OHHH - what to do!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have already decided that most of the coins I have that are raw will stay raw.&nbsp; I have 3/4 I am curious to see how they come out.&nbsp; Also I already know the 1877 will be graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy reading all the responses to posts like this one - good job Bruce, you help us all with the right question.&nbsp; Now back to my other forum where I am considered one of the experts. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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