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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2224768, member: 56859&quot;]I don&#039;t mind plastic cases for coins as a method of storage... if the slabs can be opened, like <a href="http://www.leuchtturm.com/epages/leuchtturm_eu.sf/en_EU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/leuchtturm_eu/Categories/DE/DE_2281/DE_2584" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.leuchtturm.com/epages/leuchtturm_eu.sf/en_EU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/leuchtturm_eu/Categories/DE/DE_2281/DE_2584" rel="nofollow">these</a>.&nbsp; If your collection isn&#039;t huge, this could be an attractive way to protect and display the coins, still allowing for unfettered photography and handling.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I buy a coin which has been slabbed, I am biased towards removing the coin from the slab.&nbsp; Others may not be; to each his own-- just don&#039;t put all your faith in the TPG&#039;s opinion of grade.&nbsp; Do you own homework.&nbsp; Search for comparisons; see what is available now, what has been available in the past, and come to your own conclusions about grade, quality, strike, appeal, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few examples of NGC-slabbed coins which I feel are overgraded (and which were likely overpriced):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constans_ngc-jpg.433870/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/snewman-slabbedconstans-jpg.433925/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>NOT MS, not star-worthy, not 5/5 strike.&nbsp; This doesn&#039;t mean it is a bad coin.&nbsp; It just means that the price should be commensurate with a lesser grade than is on the label.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/zohar%20B%20-%20slab-horz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Strike 5/5?&nbsp; Look at that reverse!&nbsp; What a mess.&nbsp; Here&#039;s what it is supposed to look like:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436486[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I simply wrong in my grading?&nbsp; Is NGC becoming lax?&nbsp; Is NGC purposefully relaxing grading standards in an attempt to entice modern collectors who only buy &quot;MS&quot;-graded slabbed coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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