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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1640765, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;m assembling a registry set of toned Kennedy Half Dollars, and I also have a Dansco album with toned pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>In general, coins slabbed by one of the top tier TPGs will be more expensive than raw coins for several reasons: the slabbed coins generally tend to be in higher grades, and you&#039;re also paying for the process of grading and encapsulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve taken to buying raw toners, and I&#039;m collecting a bunch of them to send off to PCGS for my registry set. I&#039;m not sure if that&#039;s the cheaper way to go, but there&#039;s a much bigger selection of raw toners than slabbed. If you buy raw, you need to educate yourself as to the differences between NT (natural toning) and AT (artificial toning). Some people like to buy AT coins, which is fine, but they will likely not get graded by PCGS or NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re uncertain about NT versus AT on a particular coin, post it on this forum and get the opinions of experienced collectors. That&#039;s how I learned - in addition to making some boneheaded mistakes but hey: no pain no gain.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can view a selection of my pieces by clicking on the link in my signature.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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