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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 1129710, member: 307&quot;]Well, it&#039;s kind of the same thing that I said, but yes, I think you got it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than a guarantee of authenticity, the slab itself is almost meaningless to the value. Don&#039;t believe otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does the slab make the coin easier to sell? Absolutely!! Is that a value? Yes, it is better to have to work less for the same result, but that&#039;s the extent of it. The coin is not inherently worth more because it&#039;s TPG graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, yes, we definitely agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also like you to understand that many coins in slabs are overgraded. It happens to most all of them eventually. People keep cracking them out and sending them back in until they get a grade that they can&#039;t beat (usually an overgrade) and at that point they finally stop trying for higher grades and the coin stays in the holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is called &quot;The Crack-Out Game&quot; and there are entire threads here on CT dedicated to it and the long term effects of the game on the coin industry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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