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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2645668, member: 77413&quot;]I feel your pain! I have been posting my photos over in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-lincolns.192928/page-215#post-2645449" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-lincolns.192928/page-215#post-2645449">Post Your Lincolns</a>, but my pictures are still very limited compared to the work done by many of the members here. They are very helpful and generous with their knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the decision whether to remove a coin from a slab is the inverse of whether to have it slabbed. Some of the factors in the decision to have a coin graded are</p><ul> <li>the inherent value of the coin. Does slabbing cost a significant portion of the value?</li> <li>the price differential between grades. If you have a grade that is one grade off (up or down) is that value difference worth the cost of grading it?</li> <li>Color, BR vs. RB. vs. RD. Does a change in the color designation affect the value by more than the cost of grading?</li> </ul><p>I have seen folks puzzling over common $10 coins that are graded. Did someone do that to fit them into a larger registry set and need the holders to be consistent? Or are they just bad at math?</p><p><br /></p><p>When breaking out, you can add whether there is anything about the slab, the grade, designation, or CAC approval that might disappear with the holder. Does it need to guaranteed authentic?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have taken 10 coins out of slabs and put them in 2x2 plastic airtite&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some were in non-reliable TPGs, like NNC slabs. I bought the coin in spite of the slab, always planning to break it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some were clearly undergraded. I posted pictures here and also got an opinion from a trusted dealer. Some were AU58&#039;s that might regrade as MS. Once I was convinced I could always resubmit and get the same or better grade, I took the coin out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I had about 3 or 4 in the smaller ANACS white holders. That size just doesn&#039;t fit anywhere, and they met the other criteria. So out they came.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not touch, however, anything that is MS66 or above, or anything with a CAC sticker, or anything worth counterfeiting. I figure I might lose that kind of certification if I break out. Even if I never plan to resubmit, those features have a certain strength of their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I vote for leaving your old holder alone![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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