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<p>[QUOTE="Coinman1974, post: 420829, member: 12193"]Hello everyone, </p><p><br /></p><p>After reading this thread I have to agree that slabbing coins is not for me. IMHO it is just the dealers way of trying to upsell. Nothing more. I mean exactly how many ways do we need to protect or collections? Sure i want my collection to look shiny, new, perfect. But at what cost? Sure coins appreciate, but if keeping the as close to the same as possible is going to cost more then the coins, it simply is not worth it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I understand some collections are worth more then mine, ok so most are, lol. However to me if is it in a plastic holder, which is in a sleeve, which is in a holder sleeve which is in an album...sure you get the picture and i was to disply my collection, I'd be spending more time getting to the coin ( going thru the vault to get to the safe to....). </p><p><br /></p><p>I keep it simple as far as safey and security goes. If whom ever gets my collection after I am worm food wants to deal with all those headaches, thats there choice. However Coins have been fouund on the ocean floor for what a hundred years or longer and still look decent, so I am not going to worry about what is going to happen with mine in the next 50 or 60 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my thoughts....</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards, </p><p>Stan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinman1974, post: 420829, member: 12193"]Hello everyone, After reading this thread I have to agree that slabbing coins is not for me. IMHO it is just the dealers way of trying to upsell. Nothing more. I mean exactly how many ways do we need to protect or collections? Sure i want my collection to look shiny, new, perfect. But at what cost? Sure coins appreciate, but if keeping the as close to the same as possible is going to cost more then the coins, it simply is not worth it. Now I understand some collections are worth more then mine, ok so most are, lol. However to me if is it in a plastic holder, which is in a sleeve, which is in a holder sleeve which is in an album...sure you get the picture and i was to disply my collection, I'd be spending more time getting to the coin ( going thru the vault to get to the safe to....). I keep it simple as far as safey and security goes. If whom ever gets my collection after I am worm food wants to deal with all those headaches, thats there choice. However Coins have been fouund on the ocean floor for what a hundred years or longer and still look decent, so I am not going to worry about what is going to happen with mine in the next 50 or 60 years. Just my thoughts.... Regards, Stan[/QUOTE]
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