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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3710889, member: 10461&quot;]This blanket statement is partially inaccurate.&nbsp; I say &quot;partially&quot; because sure, <i>sometimes</i> it&#039;s true, but very often (in fact, I&#039;d say more often than not), it is false. </p><p><br /></p><p>Certification and encapsulation by a reputable third-party service can and often <i>does</i> add value in that it increases buyers&#039; confidence and thereby widens the potential market for a coin.&nbsp; This is particularly helpful in the more expensive tiers of the marketplace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it doesn&#039;t make sense to <i>you</i>, and that&#039;s a valid opinion, but don&#039;t assume the rest of the market feels the same way.&nbsp; In some parts of the numismatic community (ancients in particular, but also early American coppers), slabbing is unpopular, but in many others, it is very important.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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