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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2044974, member: 19463&quot;]Yes, they do diminish the images.&nbsp; I would like to see what the same photographer could do without the plastic and without the ugly white tabs.&nbsp; Would the images be less hazy or is that the preference of the photographer for retaining detail in shadows?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just checking, it would seem you are right that expensive coins can&#039;t sell unslabbed.&nbsp; Triton XVIII only has two weeks to go before closing and I saw only one bid at $30,000 so far with no hits on the $150,000 coins.&nbsp; Of course, some people wait until later to bit so things may pick up a bit.&nbsp;&nbsp; Coins in that bracket need, IMHO, to be sold by major firms who have employees who can tell what they are selling.&nbsp; Some of our objections to slabs is the attempt to make a commodity salable by flea market dealers and fences with no earthly idea what it is they are selling.&nbsp; For years, we have had the David Sear certificates which do not include encapsulation and the opinions of people (selling dealers) we of the old school recognize as expert.&nbsp; Without the slabs, David Vagi would be on that list but anonymous employees might not.&nbsp; Other than NGC, what slab brands are considered worth their cost?&nbsp; Personally I have no objection to paying $50 for an opinion on a $5000 coin but doing so on a $50 coin seems unnecessary.&nbsp; If I wanted a photo of my $5 coin in a 5 cent cardboard, I would tear it out and shoot.&nbsp; Seeing these wonderful coins shot with the tabs hurts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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