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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1874917, member: 5233&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp; I&#039;m a big believer in buying the coin not the slab.&nbsp; However, I do believe the slab still has value (at least when it comes to PCGS or NGC).</p><p><br /></p><p>I think what a lot of people tend to forget...is the evaluation by the top tier TPGs is akin to an evaluation by experts in the field.&nbsp; Whenever an expert in a field (any field) evaluates something and gives their opinion of it (as they do when the TPGs slab the coin)...that expert opinion has value.&nbsp; Now...is a raw coin and a slabbed coin worth the same?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; But, I&#039;m a big believer that the package of the coin with that evaluation (the slab) is worth more than the coin alone.&nbsp; How much more?&nbsp; It depends on the coin and the buyer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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