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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 23105, member: 669&quot;]Wrong, at least in my own case.&nbsp; I slab <i><b>only</b></i> to assure a purchaser from my estate that a valuable coin is genuine.Again, you misunderstood me.&nbsp; People who are &quot;investing&quot; in coins that they buy sight unseen need the assurance of a TPG that they are getting what they think they are getting, particularly if they are investing in high grade specimens that they expect to be worth multiples of bullion value.&nbsp; Besides, simply stamping .999 or 24k* doesn&#039;t prove it&#039;s so.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO true &quot;collectors&quot; buy the coin, not the slab, and if they have done their homework, they don&#039;t need a TPG to tell them what they are buying or holding.</p><p><br /></p><p>*<span style="color: royalblue"><i><b><font size="5">C</font> </b></i></span>arat is a measurement of weight, used for precious stones.&nbsp; There are 156 carats in a troy ounce.</p><p><br /></p><p>*<span style="color: royalblue"><i><b><font size="5">K</font> </b></i></span>arat is a measurement of the purity of noble metals, with 24 being 100% pure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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