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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 622253, member: 11521"]A coin does not have to be slabbed to be any grade. The grade of a coin is the grade it is. A grade on a slab is an opinion of that coin's grade. (An expert opinion if it was graded by a TPG who offers a guarantee.)</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>A coin is worth what it is worth.</p><p> </p><p>Grading costs money. Some coins are not worth grading because they are not worth that much. For instance, the heavily-worn 1994-D Kennedy Half that I have carried as a pocket piece for 15 years is worth only 50 cents. It would not make any sense to pay $20 or $30 (plus S/H both ways) to have it slabbed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 622253, member: 11521"]A coin does not have to be slabbed to be any grade. The grade of a coin is the grade it is. A grade on a slab is an opinion of that coin's grade. (An expert opinion if it was graded by a TPG who offers a guarantee.) A coin is worth what it is worth. Grading costs money. Some coins are not worth grading because they are not worth that much. For instance, the heavily-worn 1994-D Kennedy Half that I have carried as a pocket piece for 15 years is worth only 50 cents. It would not make any sense to pay $20 or $30 (plus S/H both ways) to have it slabbed.[/QUOTE]
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