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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 558953, member: 6036&quot;]I&#039;m pretty sure we&#039;re on the same page, Mike.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My apologies for making my point in a confusing manner.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My point was this : all coins, slabbed or raw, have a chance of being overgraded. Raw coins have a much, much poorer batting average <i>in my personal experience</i>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was comparing a <i>properly graded slabbed</i> XF45 with an <i>overgraded problem raw</i> coin described as XF45 by a coin show dealer, hence the Apples v. Oranges idea.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There&#039;s no doubt your assertion &quot;Buy coin, not plastic&quot; is rock solid. All agree. Even among &quot;properly graded&quot; slabs of the same grade, eye appeal varies greatly; retail sales price varies as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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