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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1884625, member: 5233&quot;]I have seen them too.&nbsp; PCGS and NGC grade coins based on being market acceptable.&nbsp; Meaning, if the majority of the serious collectors will consider them acceptable, they will grade them.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a huge fan of it...but that&#039;s the way it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I too have seen many questionable coins in holders.&nbsp; I agree that one should inspect ANY coin they buy (raw or slabbed) carefully.&nbsp; Decide if it&#039;s graded accurately, priced correctly, problem free, and to ensure you want that piece in your collection.&nbsp; If any of those are a &quot;no&quot; then pass on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the problem I have with the &quot;buy the coin not the slab&quot; talk around here is many people lack the ability to access the coin themselves.&nbsp; On top of that, it makes it sound like the slab has no value.&nbsp; I have seen people say &quot;the slab has no value&quot; and that is simply not true.&nbsp; My view is this.&nbsp; When someone submits a coin to a TPG (I&#039;m only speaking of PCGS and NGC) they are paying for an expert in the field to evaluate the coin and give their expert opinion.&nbsp; By slabbing the coin, this coin is now &quot;branded&quot; with that expert evaluation.&nbsp; That evaluation and the insurance/safety that comes with it has value.&nbsp; Is the coin worth more once slabbed than it was when raw?&nbsp; No, but the <u>package of coin and slab</u> is worth more than the coin a lone.&nbsp; The coin also becomes more liquid once slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I completely and 100% agree that we should fully inspect the coin prior to purchasing it...but I think the &quot;anti-slab&quot; sentiment is not the best thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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