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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2821513, member: 44316&quot;]Slabs take up a lot of space. If the coins you have are worth a lot each and you have a limited number, fine. However, if you have hundreds or thousands of coins (some members have admitted to having thousands) storage becomes a problem. However, there is nothing to stop you from slabbing the few coins you pass around and using flips for the rest. </p><p><br /></p><p>The last time I showed coins (which is a rare occasion) I took them out of the flips and put them, unidentified, in a tray. I hoped that would force the viewer to look at the coin, rather than the information about the coin. I told them added information to the extent they were interested (which was not very). </p><p><br /></p><p>One objection to NGC slabs is they make it easier to to look at the grade than they do the coin. The grade is so prominent that I bet most people see that first and foremost. Then, they might bother to see if they agree with the grade. Do they ever get around to looking at the coin details? There is a type there. Adjuncts. Artistry. Maybe a helmet or a bunch of grapes. There are all sort of details on ancient coins that a slab encourages you to overlook.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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