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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2078161, member: 36230&quot;]&quot;Don&#039;t be mislead into believing that every coin in a slab is genuine&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are, of course, correct. However, the problem is that with new collectors, it is fairly easy to overwhelm and/or scare them away from their budding interest by overburdoning them with too many cautions or warnings, so we must ask ourselves which is the worse of two evils: the risk of buying a counterfeit (or problem, altered, etc) raw, or a fake slab. Perhaps you will disagree, but in my most humble opinion, the safer and smarter route is, hands down, for them to stick to slabbed by either of the top two. The one big exception is if the new collector is fortunate enough to know a knowledgeable dealer (or even collector) willing and patient enough to walk them through the learning process. Unfortunately, most do not have this option, so that leaves them with slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the &quot;testing&quot; recommendation, it may be wise to clarify exactly what you mean. Remember, we are talking about new collectors who may or may not realize the damage that can be caused by certain methods.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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