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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3186768, member: 97383&quot;]IdesOfMarch01, virtually all the coins I&#039;ve purchased have been from sources that guaranty authenticity. That&#039;s not the point of slabbing. Slabbing high grade coins offers them protection from polluted atmospheres, sweaty hands, &amp; spittle coming from human mouths. Slabbing also offers another opinion in regards to over -cleaning, tooling, artificial coloring &amp; patination, filing &amp; clipping. Aside from that, the info on a slab can also be useful as far as a quick reference goes: date range, location, condition, quality of strike &amp; surface. There is also the convenience of inspecting the coin without the need of handling it, &amp; this comes in handy when dealing with very small coins. As far as sales appeal, slabbed coins are easier to sell &amp; usually fetch more at auction than raw coins. If a person doesn&#039;t like the slab he can remove it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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