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Message:: [QUOTE="ronnie58, post: 3037967, member: 90698"]Ok, so in practice let's say that in order to build a collection you buy 70% certified coins and 30% raw stock.  And that you prefer raw coins for the obvious reasons of any old-fashioned style enthusiast. You endeavor to buy very carefully with little intention to sell, but because long term value is important you accept that slabbing is necessary to ensure getting things off to a good start.   Cracking slabs so that a coin might be experienced in its natural state is known to decrease its resale value in modern practice.  But does this always have to be so?  Examples that have unique marks, wear or toning could be cracked out along with photo documentation of each step, and this information appended to the series album, perhaps even on a CD, or a file stored in the cloud.      The idea might work better with pre -1900 series, as the lower mintages in general assure mostly unique examples from coin to coin.  Maybe some of you veteran CT members will recall this being discussed on a much earlier thread, in which case I would like to read what was said.[/QUOTE]