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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 3775332, member: 36248&quot;]The part about ancient collectors being generally smarter than your average slab collector probably is true, but man, from what I have seen these past few years residing in holders, it is a risky proposition either way.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think TPG adds a layer of confidence for people, who as you say, are less confident in general about their own numismatic knowledge than say people who make a habit of buying high end raw coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I doubt I will ever want to buy non-TPG US coins.&nbsp; I prefer slabbed coins.&nbsp; I barely trust myself to hold a raw coin for fear of dropping, spitting, and smudge it all up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But to say buying slabs does not take effort and intelligence, that part I just have to STRONGLY disagree with.&nbsp;&nbsp; You must not been paying attention to the trash that gets slabbed with ridiculous grades, or even the nice coin that is just holdered way outside of their league.&nbsp;&nbsp; TPGs reduce certain types of risks, but it certainly does not mitigate all risk, or mean that you don&#039;t need to inspect the coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>If people are still just buying plastic blind, then they will end up in a world of disappointment.&nbsp; &nbsp; In my opinion, Buying slabs practically requires a PhD these days.&nbsp; &nbsp; So many pitfalls, so much opportunity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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