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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 4966465, member: 77413&quot;]I got this Indian Head Cent proof as part of a deal for the Liberty Seated dollar. It was graded as <i>Details - Spot Removed</i>. I’m not sure where that was.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could have left this in the holder, but I could not see past the reflection on the holder to see the reflection off the proof surfaces. It certainly did not enhance my enjoyment, so it got removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1193703[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1193704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1193705[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I almost forgot to post this picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s not that I hate slabs. I look at them more like packaging. When I buy salmon at the grocery, it comes in an impregnable hard plastic tray with shrink-wrapped plastic sealing it in place. OK, I know it’s safe and I trust it. But then it’s impossible to enjoy it in the package and that package has to come off.</p><p><br /></p><p>So how is it different if I cannot put my coin in an album or see its reflectivity while it’s in its package? The packaging is somebody else’s idea of what to do with the coin, not mine. While I respect what they are trying to achieve, I can’t let that get in the way of what I want, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s ironic, in fact, that I avoid buying coins in certain grades because I know I won’t enjoy them in their holders, and the cost makes me unlikely to take them out. Surely that’s the opposite of the intended effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1193799[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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