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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3528973, member: 56859&quot;]I don&#039;t understand what you mean by this.&nbsp; The value, as in it is worth more slabbed?&nbsp; That just isn&#039;t true in most cases.&nbsp; It may be true for coins which are labeled &quot;AU&quot; or &quot;MS&quot;, for a couple of reasons.&nbsp; &quot;Finest known&quot; and &quot;among the finest known&quot; coins will always draw a significant premium, but that&#039;s usually not what&#039;s at play here.&nbsp; It&#039;s about modern collectors who are conditioned to seek the highest grades they can afford.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found some real bargains in NGC slabs when the grade was less than AU.&nbsp; Also, AU or MS when the coin isn&#039;t also of fine style can be very misleading to someone who thinks it will sell high because of grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, while I was typing you answered the question.&nbsp; You want slabs for a harmonious display.&nbsp; Okay.&nbsp; I can understand that.&nbsp; But... you can purchase the same size slabs which are openable-- DIY slabs.&nbsp; You can then have the coin in-hand when needed, for photography and general admiration.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question of whether these coins are tooled may not be as straight forward as you might think.&nbsp; Nonetheless, I&#039;d contact the auction houses and request a refund if you feel that bad about the whole situation. They may agree to a refund.&nbsp; Of course they won&#039;t refund the cost of submission to NGC...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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