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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3030347, member: 24314"]C-B-D, posted: "Doug, thanks for the same speech you've been giving for years. LOL. Much I agree with. It's just plain true. But <i>some</i> problem coins deserve a sealed, tamper-free holder. They are that important, and should not be in an airtight or rattling around loose in a bodybag. And that should be understandable to everyone."</p><p><br /></p><p>There is nothing wrong with slabbing coins with problems. Lewis Revels came up with the idea in the 1990's and <b>PCI was the first service to do it</b> using a red border label rather than green. He said if he would have realized the popularity ($$$$) of that service vs the "body bags" he would have done it at the beginning.</p><p>Unfortunately, dealers bragged to us that they could get many of the PCI "rejects" straight graded by the two major services. "Market Acceptable" is a weasel word that still applies today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3030347, member: 24314"]C-B-D, posted: "Doug, thanks for the same speech you've been giving for years. LOL. Much I agree with. It's just plain true. But [I]some[/I] problem coins deserve a sealed, tamper-free holder. They are that important, and should not be in an airtight or rattling around loose in a bodybag. And that should be understandable to everyone." There is nothing wrong with slabbing coins with problems. Lewis Revels came up with the idea in the 1990's and [B]PCI was the first service to do it[/B] using a red border label rather than green. He said if he would have realized the popularity ($$$$) of that service vs the "body bags" he would have done it at the beginning. Unfortunately, dealers bragged to us that they could get many of the PCI "rejects" straight graded by the two major services. "Market Acceptable" is a weasel word that still applies today.[/QUOTE]
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