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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;larssten, post: 3076625, member: 78319&quot;]Hello!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently acquired four new Carson City dollars for my date and mint-mark collection of Morgan dollars. They are all slabbed and graded in the 63-65 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection is stored in Dansco-folders and I love seeing my collection grow by filling the holes one by one. I am also in the long-run for these and not planning on selling them anytime soon - except when upgrading.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have bought both raw and slabbed coins and occasionally cracked a slab or two to fill the album with high grade items. I crack them carefully and use gloves when handling the MS-items. </p><p><br /></p><p>But after purchasing these last four:</p><p>- 1878-CC MS63</p><p>- 1884-CC MS65</p><p>- 1885-CC MS65</p><p>- 1891-CC MS63</p><p><br /></p><p>..I feel like I need to think one extra time before cracking them out due to the relatively higher value of these items compared to my earlier acquisitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>My heart says crack&#039;em - but my brain says &quot;re-think it&quot; or &quot;wait&quot;. So I have made a little list of pro&#039;s and con&#039;s regarding cracking them out.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pro&#039;s:</b></p><p>- Keeps the collection organized in one place</p><p>- Love seeing the collection grow one-by-one when stored in the same place</p><p>- I can always re-slab later if planning on selling or for storage in new format</p><p>- Not a big fan of slabs as storage in general and like to handle my coins raw (although I appreciate purchasing them in slabs to ensure authenticity/grade).</p><p>- Dansco-storage might cause unwanted toning</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Con&#039;s:</b></p><p>- I could hurt or damage the coin during cracking</p><p>- I could hurt or damage the coin during storage in Dansco (wanting to take them out and &quot;play&quot; with them).</p><p>- Re-slabbing might yield a lower grade</p><p>- Harder to sell at good price if raw (if deciding to sell before re-slabbing).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In my situation - what would you have done? Or have you been having the same dilemma yourself? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any comments!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lars[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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