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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 4019486, member: 59677&quot;]<i>I know that when people come here asking if something is &quot;right&quot;, they&#039;re really looking for permission to do something they&#039;ve already decided to do...</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I unashamedly collect slabs for their historical &quot;value&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I define (my collection, my rules) collectible slabs as sonic (or epoxy) sealed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Along the way, I&#039;ve accumulated several different basement slabs. For basement think SGS, INB, that ilk. The kind that is unsealed, i.e. you can open with a fingernail. I no longer seek them out, but I have accumulated them as part of various lots, when I saw an interesting label and couldn&#039;t figure out the slab, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>For SGS - as an example - I have two PHYSICAL cases with the foil seals and one without the seals. I have two different label styles in the unsealed cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>This gives me three (or four) &quot;unique&quot; examples and three (or two) &quot;duplicates&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Would I be upsetting the Karma of the Universe if I removed the nicer duplicates from the ecosystem? Would I be doing the Universe a favor?</p><p><br /></p><p>I worry because I know the Karmic Chicken always comes home to roost.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But I have a 1954S Mercury Dime labeled MS70 and a 1879O Morgan labeled MS65. Neither of them are close to their labeled grades, but the Morgan might on a good day be MS.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1056929[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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