My first slabbed coin

Kurt, WAIT! I thought it was tomato.?

 

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I think you're taking this a little too personally. Just for your background, for AT LEAST the first 20 years of third party grading, maybe even 25 years, there was uniform agreement within this hobby that there was such a thing as "not worth grading". This more recent idea of "I just want to slab it 'cuz I like it" frankly confounds a sizable majority of the hobby. It was never the idea of slabbing in the first place. It was to provide a neutral third-party arbiter of grade to establish an even marketplace trading field. For at least 25 years, nobody even THOUGHT of putting ordinary coins in slabs.

I see it, but I STILL don't quite understand it. A slab, even a top end slab, is NOT a preservative against things that gases do to coins.

 

"And how do you judge a tomato? You squeeze it. And if she slaps your face, you're squeezing the wrong tomato."

 

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" - Peter Kaye

 

I collect coins because I enjoy them. Some people are juat about "Oh what can I get for this". Don't listen to them. You have a nice coin. Just enjoy it. Please don't stop collecting coins because of others.

 

Keep collecting!

At least you could afford to get the coin graded! And it DOES provide some amount of protection while your children pass it around looking at it! And it's nice! That's what counts.

 

So... you openly admit to realizing the coin isn't "worth" the plastic, yet immediately turn around and belittle others for daring to express their feelings, or voice observations, on what you know to be true?

And as for the nonsense blaming us for "convincing" you to not only "give up" your hobby, but to stop promoting it to kids as well, please.... don't be so over-dramatic. This is YOUR hobby to do with as YOU see fit. If you want to submit every other coin pulled from your pocket, that's great as long as YOU understand the realities of doing so. The key word here is "understand", which is something that may not happen for others if everyone here ignores facts in favor of feelings, or simply applauds anything and everything posted without addressing real-world concerns that could impact others following the example. Your hobby is about you and only you, but you're not at the center of everyone else's, and this too is key; it works both ways. Before you slam those supposedly "belittling" and "devaluing" your coin, perhaps you should try to think of others who may not know any better, and come here to learn about what is and is not worth submitting.

Oh, and you also may want to think about the fact that some of the comments made had nothing directly to do with you, but were addressing PCGS' ridiculousness.

 

I think it is a nice coin!

And as @BooksB4Coins says, it's ok to slab whatever you want. We all just want you to be educated to the fact that items like this usually end up costing more to slab than what the coin is worth. If it's part of your core collection and you like it, that is all that matters. Just be aware of the value and don't be disappointed if you want to sell and can't make any money.

 

You should find a better reason to quit collecting. A lot of truth has been posted in this thread. Folks new to the hobby should learn from it.

 

Good point. I am here to learn. Sometimes the truth hurts but learning from mistakes made is invaluable. I appreciate this site for the truthful information that I've seen and read.

 

Without naming names, can anyone else tell the posters on this thread who came from a "self-esteem first" education background and those who didn't? Yeah....

 

I do!!
Thanks for sharing, sorry for some belittling your post.

 

My turn.

The posts on this thread cover the entire spectrum of collecting. I don't think any of us are trying to tell you what to collect, what to slab, or what to do with your money. What I read is cautionary advice. All true. Some think your coin is attractive some don't and some think it is environmentally damaged.

As long as you understand what they are telling you, based on what they see, you'll learn something here.

What you may not know (it has not been mentioned) is that in the past, the TPGS would not slab "modern" coins like yours. They considered them worthless. Then some TPGS bean counter finally realized that the company could better support the high salary/bonus, expensive cars, wine and art collections, etc. enjoyed by the owners, and many of the employees by simply catering to CRH's and the less affluent collector and the flood gates were opened for MS-68 common date cents, nickels, etc. "Give 'em what they want!" for $30 @ on the way to the bank.

Happy collecting. If you are like many of us you will graduate to vintage coins in slabs and perhaps even ancients. Hopefully, you are at the beginning of a long road.

 

And, always buy the coin, not the slab.