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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 765825, member: 112&quot;]<b>have you ever freed a coin from its slab? </b></p><p><br /></p><p>No, and I never would.</p><p><br /></p><p>For one thing I have never, and never would re-submit a coin for grading. I only buy coins that I am happy with for the grade so there would be no need to ever re-submit it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also never risk removing a coin from its slab because of the potential for damage, regardless of how small that risk is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would never remove a coin from a slab to place it in an album because albums are one of the absolute worst storage methods there is for coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would never remove a coin from it&#039;s slab just so I can hold it in my hand. Holding a coin in your hand is a no-no in coin collecting. And I can enjoy the coin just fine while it is safely protected in that slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, I would never remove a coin from a slab because if I ever decided to sell it, it is 10 times easier to sell a slabbed coin than it is to sell a raw coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course it is also pertinent to note that any raw coin I ever owned would not ever be submitted for grading either as there was no need. I was perfectly confident in my grade and the authenticity of every coin I owned. And I could protect it just as well in an Air-Tite as I could in any slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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