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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1381709, member: 13650&quot;]I&#039;d guess most people here collect both.&nbsp; I think you&#039;ll find that some stuff you will prefer to buy slabbed while others you may feel comfortable buying raw.&nbsp;&nbsp; Generally I&#039;d say the higher the grade and the more expensive the coin, the more likely you&#039;ll want it to be slabbed.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Many times when I see a raw coin that is very nice in a high grade, I wonder why it isn&#039;t in a slab.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there&#039;s plenty out there that just hasn&#039;t been sent in yet.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard several success stories of people buying gold coins at AU prices, sending them in and having them come back as low to mid MS coins.&nbsp; &nbsp; Although its likely that many more have not been sent in because there&#039;s a problem with them.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; There is peace of mind that comes with a slab as far as authenticity and grade.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If a dealer says a raw Morgan is a MS-66 PL and wants MS-66 PL money for it, I don&#039;t think anybody is going to pay it just because of the uncertainty and doubt.&nbsp; Even though it very well could be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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