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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 2280418, member: 10103&quot;]Man-0-man I remember when you ancient guys used to stay in the cellar and never come out of hiding........I blame that SteveX fellow for uniting you all.&nbsp; Shoot.&nbsp; Of late, it seems like there are more postings by you guys than the US guys.&nbsp; It seems you folks are poised to take over the forum........[ATTACH=full]455639[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the subject at hand.&nbsp; Slabs.&nbsp; When I first joined this forum way back in 2007 my opinion was such that I believed slabs to be nothing more than a way to make rarities out of otherwise common coins.&nbsp; That may be the case with modern coins, as many modern collectors prize that elusive &#039;70 grade.&nbsp; And while I don&#039;t collect coins solely based on grade I do enjoy the comfort of knowing that the coins that I&#039;ve bought (slabbed) are genuine and protected within that coffin.&nbsp; And also that my heirs, when time comes to sell, will have an easier time liquidating my holdings.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins I buy from the mint (US) are also in a plastic packaging and some of them are busted out and liberated for a short duration before they&#039;re entombed in an album or 2x2.&nbsp; I&#039;m not obsesed with &#039;70&#039;s on moderns as most would come back between &#039;68 or &#039;69.&nbsp; On my commemorative collection I&#039;m a little more particular.&nbsp; I like the fact that the coins are protected and that I agree with the grade on the slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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