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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tradernick, post: 10582, member: 648&quot;]Peter really touched on an important point when he said </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Slabs also make it a lot easier to buy sight-unseen.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As I recall that was the central idea behind coin certification...providing some liquidity to the coin market.&nbsp; This is important to the markets stability.&nbsp; For instance, a dealer in Atlanta can phone a dealer in Seattle with some PCGS ms65 morgans and the Seattle dealer can make an intelligent offer on them without seeing them.&nbsp; How?&nbsp; Because he knows what PCGS ms65 morgans look like.&nbsp; When grading is consistent, generic coins become very liquid and easy to buy/sell.</p><p>Yes there are times when a coin may not grade the same every time it&#039;s submitted but overall coin certification does our hobby a great service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also there are some coins that I think should be bought only when slabbed.&nbsp; 16-d merc, 09-s vdb, $3 gold, key date or high grade trade dollars to name a few.&nbsp; These coins are HIGHLY counterfeited and have been for years.&nbsp; Just because a 16-d merc came from someones grandfather does NOT mean it&#039;s real.&nbsp; Buy these coins slabbed and you&#039;ll KNOW it&#039;s genuine.&nbsp; Don&#039;t like the slab?&nbsp; Crack it out after you buy it.&nbsp; You&#039;ll still always have peace of mind about your coins authenticity.&nbsp; Buying key date coinage is always a risk, even for dealers.&nbsp; Certification of a highly counterfeited coin makes buying/selling them easier for everyone, imo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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