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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 27278, member: 824"]Slabbing to me offers a number of benefits. </p><p><br /></p><p>{I only slab with PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS...ONLY!}</p><p><br /></p><p>1.) Trust! If I have to sell something quickly, I can pretty much sell a slabbed MS66 coin much faster and with higher prices obtained than me stating it is MS66. A coin slabbed by the top four offers more peace of mind in both buying and selling. Of course I try to buy the coin, not the slab IF I can see and hold it...but when you can't, who would you trust? Slabbed or Raw? At least my benefactors will have the ability to dispose of my collection for the coins that are slabbed versus ones in 2x2's and/or folders.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.) Protection! Sonically sealed and Intercept Shields (ICG) offer the best in storing and long-term protection. Afterall, if I want early Lincoln Reds to stay red (all things being equal), what would you use? Sonically sealed, air-tight with the Intercept Shield or something else?</p><p><br /></p><p>3.) Display! Neatly labeled and easy for looking, slabs offer that as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 27278, member: 824"]Slabbing to me offers a number of benefits. {I only slab with PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS...ONLY!} 1.) Trust! If I have to sell something quickly, I can pretty much sell a slabbed MS66 coin much faster and with higher prices obtained than me stating it is MS66. A coin slabbed by the top four offers more peace of mind in both buying and selling. Of course I try to buy the coin, not the slab IF I can see and hold it...but when you can't, who would you trust? Slabbed or Raw? At least my benefactors will have the ability to dispose of my collection for the coins that are slabbed versus ones in 2x2's and/or folders. 2.) Protection! Sonically sealed and Intercept Shields (ICG) offer the best in storing and long-term protection. Afterall, if I want early Lincoln Reds to stay red (all things being equal), what would you use? Sonically sealed, air-tight with the Intercept Shield or something else? 3.) Display! Neatly labeled and easy for looking, slabs offer that as well.[/QUOTE]
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