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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2728773, member: 24314&quot;]My turn.</p><p><br /></p><p>The posts on this thread cover the entire spectrum of collecting.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think any of us are trying to tell you what to collect, what to slab, or what to do with your money.&nbsp; What I read is cautionary advice.&nbsp; All true.&nbsp; Some think your coin is attractive some don&#039;t and some think it is environmentally damaged. </p><p><br /></p><p>As long as you understand what they are telling you, based on what they see, you&#039;ll learn something here.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What you may not know (it has not been mentioned) is that in the past, the TPGS would not slab &quot;modern&quot; coins like yours.&nbsp; They considered them worthless.&nbsp; 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&#039;s and the less affluent collector and the flood gates were opened for MS-68 common date cents, nickels, etc.&nbsp; &quot;Give &#039;em what they want!&quot; for $30 @ on the way to the bank. </p><p><br /></p><p>Happy collecting.&nbsp; If you are like many of us you will graduate to vintage coins in slabs and perhaps even ancients.&nbsp; Hopefully, you are at the beginning of a long road.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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