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Message:: [QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 8211479, member: 13307"]Personally, I'd prefer the non-portrait side of BE coins facing the front of the slab. Not that I have anything against the QE2 portraits, but the reverses are just more interesting to me and have more information (date and denomination, plus the two coins you gave are prime examples of the reverse being the more interesting side.)  The George portrait, though, is much nicer/more interesting (just my opinion) so for those coins I feel it's more of a toss-up (either way would be fine with me.)  Shouldn't the quality of the coin matter more than the orientation of it inside a TPG slab?  Or the price?  I mean, I think it's totally fine for you to prefer it obverse facing front...no judgements...but IMHO that's not something that would cause me to instantly ignore an attractive coin.  That's a problem easily fixed by money (sending it in to the TPG of your choice to have the coin oriented however you want it) or by just taking nice photos of the coin, circle cropping out the slab, and displaying the digital image as you see fit. Where I get annoyed is if I submit a coin that's a one-sided toner, or a very valuable die variety (like my Philippine 1908/1908 S/S/S 1 Centavos) where the "important" side isn't facing the front of the slab...especially if I've specified on the submission form that's what I'd prefer.[/QUOTE]