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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2280084, member: 76111&quot;]I say to each his own.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When I collected early 20th century gold, I only collected PCGS graded coins.&nbsp; You need something to protect big gold coins from damage, when buying them on eBay it does add protection vs raw, and I was playing the upgrade game before it was mainstream- like 15+ years ago.&nbsp; People are too focused on their grades and you used to be able to easily arbitrage grades and upgrade coins to make decent money off of those who bought the slab vs the coin.&nbsp; Now it&#039;s big business and the opportunities for individuals is reduced.&nbsp; Back then it was easy if you knew your coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Slabs are a hindrance with collecting ancients and NGC is very uneven in their grading IMO. Not a fan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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