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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3039262, member: 77814&quot;]Also keep in mind, when the coin is not in a slab then anything can happen to it which will degrade it&#039;s original slab rating.&nbsp; Finger prints, skin oil, something spilled on it, dropping the coin, dropping something else on the coin, finger abrasions (something on the finger), even any impact of the coin on the ground/table during cracking it out, etc etc etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plus what guarantee is there that the coin you are &quot;showing&quot; is the coin you removed from a slab, and then stored for a certain period of time ?&nbsp; You&#039;ll have to document each imperfection and strike characteristics.&nbsp; As a buyer if I see other imperfections that were not documented, then to me it&#039;s a different coin; including color.&nbsp; Plus who guarantees that you don&#039;t change/swap out the photos later on?</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t expect to get the same grade after cracking a coin out of a slab unless you immediately resubmit it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I buy 95% unslabbed coins.&nbsp; If I&#039;m after something of much higher value and want to confirm with 100% it&#039;s authenticity then I&#039;ll buy slabbed, especially if one can&#039;t find one not slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>fyi &quot;you accept that slabbing is necessary to ensure getting things off to a good start.&quot; .... I don&#039;t accept that statement. I didn&#039;t when I started.&nbsp; But everyone collects different things for different reasons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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