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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2265304, member: 76181&quot;]I did exactly the same thing. I posted my album on ancients.in** and then printed off a copy. I wrote estimated values on each and have instructions on whom to sell them thru. Having almost entered &quot;Valhalla&quot; unexpectedly a few months ago, I can tell you I felt better knowing all this was laid out for my wife. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as slabs............it is one of many reasons I don&#039;t collect modern coins. I did however buy a slabbed 1861 Double Eagle AU 55 thru Heritage. I chose this grade specifically because it had been handled in its lifetime and its grade was not going to change dramatically sitting on an Abafil coin tray.&nbsp; Its gold (a rather immutable metal) and it can always be re-slabbed. Removing it from it&#039;s slab does not erase it&#039;s provenance (as mentioned by others.)&nbsp; The slab numbers are recorded and the photos readily identify it as the same coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I love going to museums but I hate not being able to touch the objects. I buy ancient coins and such, precisely so I can touch history. I don&#039;t want to stand there with my nose pressed up against a slab. It may as well be behind a glass case at that point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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