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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 172309, member: 3011&quot;]For me, the slabs are a necessary evil since I&#039;m more of a casual collector who doesn&#039;t want to maintain a laboratory of scales and testing equipment in an attempt to outwit the best of the counterfeiters in the world.&nbsp; There are many coins that I just will not purchase without the authentication and grading service the TPGs provide.&nbsp; This is also partly due to the fact that once I&#039;m no longer around, there is a high probability that the family member assigned to liquidate the collection will not have the skill to know whether or not they are being cheated, and the slabbing of the more valuable coins will at least give them a decent shot at obtaining a fair price.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the 21st century now, and all of the deceit, corruption, and deception prevalent in the world has found this hobby.&nbsp; So it pays to protect yourself if you plan to spend significant sums on a coin, even if you crack it out afterward.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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