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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSorbo, post: 1892243, member: 56370&quot;]Comparing a graded coin with that same coin outside of its holder is definitely apples to oranges.&nbsp; If I would have bought the coin raw on Ebay for $20, I would have had to pay $30+ to send it in hoping to get very lucky with a grade above 65.&nbsp; In the more likely event that it came back lower, I would have been stuck with a $50 investment in a common coin with less than 2 bucks worth of silver in it.&nbsp; Even though I&#039;m not a gambler I would still get more enjoyment out of taking my $50 to a casino, or at least spending it on something I know is worth $50.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m speaking as a collector with a limited budget.&nbsp; When I spend my hard earned money on a coin I want to minimize my risk, and that&#039;s why I don&#039;t buy raw coins on Ebay, especially considering that the auctions are filled with cheap coins that some other poor sucker has already gone upside down on to get slabbed.&nbsp; You can tell me to buy the coin and not the slab, but the reality is that slabs make a lot of coins not only more valuable, but more liquid.&nbsp; The Kennedy in this thread with less than ideal toning is a prime example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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