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Message:: [QUOTE="IBetASilverDollar, post: 2760212, member: 85251"]The reason is because the majority of the dealers customers are looking to buy slabbed coins from them.  Whether that's because it's online and the slab gives peace of mind or because, like myself, they know themselves well enough to understand they're not qualified to successfully buy raw coins.  I hope I can comfortably buy raw coins in the future but right now it's just a bad idea for me.  Goes back to earlier in the thread where I mentioned whether you despise slabs or not you still need to understand their place because it's a big place. As for the "rather spend PR63 money for something just as nice" part.  As someone who collects mostly MS65-67 US coins I can tell the difference is astounding as you climb the ladder from 65 to 66 to 67 (and I imagine up from there, someday maybe I'll know!) and the cost jumps are justified not just because higher grades are rarer but the eye appeal is a lot greater.  You may think a PR63 is similar to a PR66+* and if so then you are fortunate and by all means save the money, but for most people there is a significant difference.  It's more than people wanting a higher number on a piece of plastic (even though there are those out there).[/QUOTE]