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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 8219571, member: 105098&quot;]yes this. every year a couple turn up, and then there is a whole slew of them that have been deplated by various means. I wouldn&#039;t buy one myself, but if I were in the market for one, there is no question that I would want it slabbed and authenticated to be sure it left the mint like that and wasn&#039;t de-plated and Post mint damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>the value being lower on those bare zinc pieces than the 43 or 44, by a lot, it hurts to have it slabbed, and eats into profits if selling, but I don&#039;t really see another way to be sure it&#039;s not tampered with, buyer confidence goes a long way. I might spend $5 maybe $10 on an unslabbed one and gamble, but I wouldn&#039;t pay the $30-$100 or more and gamble on it ya know... I&#039;d need to be sure it was done at the mint 100%, and be good on grade and condition,&nbsp; and that&#039;s if I was even in the market for one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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