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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2424865, member: 19463&quot;]We are part of the problem as long as we are willing to buy slabbed coins and remove them.&nbsp; When it is not profitable, it will stop.&nbsp; Slabs are sealed to prevent people from changing the coins inside or changing the grade by mishandling them.&nbsp; These are real problems with US MS coins that tend to look a lot alike.&nbsp; For ancients, photos are closer to the same level of security against swapping.&nbsp; I have no problem with anyone selling their services of providing opinions.&nbsp; When David Sear sells an opinion with a photo, it does not keep me from seeing the coin, weighing it and photographing it.&nbsp; His certificate does not get in my way.&nbsp; I rather like the idea of a nice coin protected in a holder that protects it from damage.&nbsp; The problem starts when they glue (weld) the things shut.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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