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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 470758, member: 15309&quot;]I will give my opinion on this subject.&nbsp; If the coin has a value under $100, I don&#039;t think there is any value in having the coin slabbed unless the coin is rainbow toned.&nbsp; With regards to toned coins, the influx of artificially toned coins necessitates that the coin be slabbed by NGC or PCGS to provide the buyer with the assurance that the coin&#039;s toning is market acceptable and that it will sell for a respectable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins valued over $100 and especially those valued over $500 should always be slabbed.&nbsp; It makes no difference how good your grading abilities are.&nbsp; When it comes time to sell, the raw coin will sell for significantly less than the slabbed counterpart because the potential buyers are not willing to take the risk that the coin upon submission will grade lower than the grade assigned to the raw coin.&nbsp; For example, I bought this MS64 raw 1916-D Barber quarter from Heritage for $184.&nbsp; If this coin was in a slab, it would have driven a price of at least $400.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BarberQuarter1916-DRawMS64Obverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BarberQuarter1916-DRawMS64Reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the raw coinage available on the market are problem coins or over graded coins.&nbsp; To risk over $100 on these coins is fiscally irresponsible IMO.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a problem with those that collect raw coins or album collectors.&nbsp; In fact, I have a few album collections myself, but I try to keep the value of my album coins under $100 at all costs in order to minimize the risk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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