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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zohar444, post: 2013966, member: 13450&quot;]To me its economics. Same as buying a rated bond vs. none rated bond. The rated bond is perceived to be safer (whether right or wrong) the unrated is much riskier and people discount prices when purchasing it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your average spend per coin is relatively low, the cost of an error is whether grade or authenticity. If the coin is pricey, the margin of error on both counts is significant. Now if my &quot;mail order bride&quot; is high maintenance with very expensive taste, I better make sure she is what I think she is. </p><p><br /></p><p>The offsetting factor is &quot;pedigree&quot; - a known collector/collection coin needs no slabbing as its &quot;confirmed&quot; already.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more funds one has in the hobby, the more one needs to think of a future sale as well. Not sure if everyone here is thinking about this aspect beyond the enjoyable part of handling the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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