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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 631936, member: 112"]Sorry, but it isn't fact. Among knowledgeable collectors the slab is meaningless in regard to the value of the coin inside it. And they will pay no more for it because it is slabbed than they would if it was raw.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now among those who either don't have the ability to judge the coin for themselves, or don't trust what ability they do have - the slab does give them reassurance regarding the value of the coin. And they will usually pay more for the coin slabbed than they would for the same coin if it was raw. But this not because they feel the coin is worth more, it is because it saves them the money they would have to spend to have the coin certified if they bought it raw.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 631936, member: 112"]Sorry, but it isn't fact. Among knowledgeable collectors the slab is meaningless in regard to the value of the coin inside it. And they will pay no more for it because it is slabbed than they would if it was raw. Now among those who either don't have the ability to judge the coin for themselves, or don't trust what ability they do have - the slab does give them reassurance regarding the value of the coin. And they will usually pay more for the coin slabbed than they would for the same coin if it was raw. But this not because they feel the coin is worth more, it is because it saves them the money they would have to spend to have the coin certified if they bought it raw.[/QUOTE]
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