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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1454671, member: 2972&quot;]The short answer, Woody, is liquidity and resale value.&nbsp; I prefer slabs and stickers for most coins for this very reason, and not to sound cocky but I&#039;d put my ability to grade against just about anyone (except, apparently, Larry/ldhair <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ).</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me give you an example.&nbsp; Let&#039;s say I have a gem gold dollar.&nbsp; I shop that dime around, raw, and I&#039;d be lucky to get offered MS 64 money.&nbsp; Shop that same coin around in MS 65 plastic (with a green CAC sticker), and the offers you get are far different.&nbsp; For a coin worth more than a thousand dollars, the small investment in grading/stickering (say, $75) is more than made up for the difference in sale price -- so it&#039;s anything but a &quot;waste&quot; of good money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you&#039;re talking about a $10 or $100 coin, the calculus is very different -- but for more expensive coins, it&#039;s a very good investment and prudent insurance...particularly if you intend on selling the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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