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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BR549, post: 1135331, member: 7110&quot;]So why did the grading companies decide to enclose numismatic coins in a sealed, heavy plastic slab?</p><p><br /></p><p>In reality, everything that you stated are the benefits of TPG&#039;s slabbing, but the under lying reason to begin with was coin dealers applying their own grades on coins that wern&#039;t consistent through out the hobby. There was also a lot of MS coin bought for AU/XF prices but immediately sold at MS prices. There was also an abundance of coins sold at a MS grade but in reality the coins were only high end AU.</p><p><br /></p><p>The grading services put everyone, dealers/buyers alike onto the same playing field so to speak and a lot of shady deals were averted by buyingand selling only certified coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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