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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 557881, member: 15309&quot;]My answer to your question will be a little different than most offered so far.&nbsp; I would like to start by saying that I don&#039;t recommend that a coin be slabbed unless it is valued over $200.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The answer to your question is simple in my mind.&nbsp; Most collectors are not willing to pay greysheet prices for a raw coin.&nbsp; They immediately think that any raw coin will be bumped at least one grade by the seller, therefore, they will only be willing to pay the price of the grade below the grade advertised.&nbsp; The thought process is that if I pay MS65 money for this coin and I get it slabbed before I sell it and it comes back MS64, I will lose money. This effect does not happen with slabbed coins because both buyer and seller accept the grade assigned by the TPG.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience, only the most astute collectors are willing to pay full value for raw coins.&nbsp; They can do this because their grading skills are such that they know what the grade of the coin is rather than making an educated guess.&nbsp; How many collectors when grading a coin can narrow it down to a range (eg.&nbsp; MS63-MS65).&nbsp; Now how many collectors can say with authority and accuracy the grade is MS65.&nbsp; If you know the grade is MS63-MS65 and the dealer has it listed at MS65, you will most likely only be willing to pay MS64 money for the coin.&nbsp; The astute collector will know whether or not the grade is MS65 and make the right decision whether or not to purchase the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is not to say that all of the good reasons provided by the others do not apply, they do.&nbsp; My reason is just one more to add to the list.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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