To slab or not to slab?

Do you think a serious collector would rather purchase a coin already in slab or in a raw state?

Thoughts?

Marcy

 

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Most collectors would rather buy something already slabbed by either NGC or PCGS.

Not many buy raw for the graded prices. I know I don't.

 

It is also very dependent on the type of coin.

 

I usually avoid buying graded or slabbed coins. If I'm dealing with a slabbed coin, I make sure the dealer or whoever knows I'm not paying extra because it's been slabbed and professionally graded, they can take whatever I offer or leave it, plenty of other coins out there to buy.

 

Just as there are plenty of other buyers out there as well.

 

I will buy a coin if it meets all of my criteria slabbed or not.

 

That's how I feel too. I personally prefer slabbed coins...but I won't pay more than the coin (not the slab) is worth. I think slabbed coins are a little easier to sell down the road.

 

I buy mostly slabbed coins but will sometimes buy raw coins I really want. However, I would not take a chance buying an older, valuable coin raw as many counterfeits exist. TC

 

Some coins I will buy raw, but the expensive or rare ones I will want to buy slabbed. It saves me the worry that it may be cleaned or worse, a fake.

 

Buying a coin in a slab will not be 100% protection. Make sure you know what you are buying before you pull the trigger.

 

Yup, I'd imagine plenty of fakes have slipped past the people who graded and slabbed them.

 

This is good advice. However, if a major TPG slabs a fake, I think they will pay replacement cost.

 

Not if it's a fake slab.

 

Ouch! Now that's just plain wrong. I guess sticking with reputable dealers is the way to go. TC

 

This is why you need to be an expert wither the coin is slabbed or not. Buying a slabbed coin and assuming it's authentic or even graded properly is a mistake.

 

To slab or not to slab?



That is a question I keep asking myself over & over again.

I have a lot of raw coins I have collected & purchased over several decades. :yes:

Some I think would grade very high, but I have this fear that they might come back as cleaned therefore probably not worth the grading fees

 

Oh yes, I make sure I do some research if its a coin I'm not familiar with. Also the seller must have good reputation. The fake slabs still confuses me, there is a site that shows you how a fake slab looks. But from online pictures they're still hard to tell.