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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jhonn, post: 287209, member: 5418&quot;]Ha, I like Conder&#039;s idea the best. I dislike slabs in general as I like to be able to hold my coins, and if you&#039;re purchasing a 1916D, it&#039;s probably going to be in a very low grade, so there&#039;s little risk of bringing it down a grade by handling it (as long as you&#039;re careful). Furthermore, it would be nice to have the set look complete. The real issue, however, is whether or not you&#039;re going to sell the set at some point in your life. Those key dates and semi-keys (1916D, 1921, etc.) are going to be A LOT easier to liquidate if they&#039;re certified, and not because they will be &quot;graded accurately,&quot; but because the buyer will at least be reassured that they are genuine. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you do crack it out, are you willing to have it re-certified again? And if you don&#039;t have it re-certified and decide not to sell the set in your lifetime, will those who receive the set realize the value of that coin if it&#039;s just sitting in a folder with a bunch of other dimes, some of which probably look nicer and hence more valuable, such as those 1944PDS Mercs all in MS-63? My guess is that if I knew nothing about coins and was heir to a Whitman folder of Mercs, I&#039;d assume THEY were the more valuable coins, and would probably ignore the barely readable 1916D in G4. However, if I received the same set with the 1916D in a slab, I&#039;d immediately think, &quot;Hmm, this one must be separate for a VERY good reason.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, just my 10 cents here! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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