For those of you who have coins you purchased in the mid-1980s or earlier...
RKKay
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...if you have no imminent plans to sell or otherwise dispose of them, do you generally prefer to keep them slabbed or raw?
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Born in 1986, I have many older customers who are slowing having portions of their collections graded. Those with many high dollar coins had them graded early on, weather for liquidity or security.
Raw
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
My best coins from the 70's and 80's are raw in a sense and slabbed in another sense. They are in Capital holders. The old 2x2's with the little plastic screws. They are so bulky.
I remember the old Capital holders. You could get them personalized. It was cool.
Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns
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I don’t have any coins purchased that long ago. Regardless, I prefer raw coins but the market prefers slabs. So any coins that I keep raw are an indulgence on my part, at a potential cost to my estate.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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I like keeping them raw. I also like to eat unidentified mushrooms.
I have been buying coins since the early1960s. I have coins that I bought in the mid ‘60s. One of them is a $10 gold “widget” in an MS-65 holder.
I got the coins certified that were good enough for the grading fee. That is what determines the grade or not to grade question. Length of ownership does not matter.
Man I would love to have BillJones collection!!
My collection is pretty much how I bought the coins, if they were graded, they stay in the plastic, if I bought raw then I put them in a capsule ungraded.
Still wish I was BillJones most liked son! He has probably one of the nicest and coolest
collections around I would think
Love it!
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I had some uncirculated Lincolns I found in penny rolls in the late 50's from the teens that I recently had graded by ANACS that came back around 63RB. Not worth much but I only paid a penny for them.
Not sure if I should mention it here or not, but Anacs has a special for dollars and cents right now $10ea. Cant remember the details, but works well for less expensive coins, or just for verifying authenticity. I Still send my better Lincolns to PCGS for my Registry set.
I used to have some morgans, peace dollars, standing and sitting liberty's halfs, quarters and dimes along with half dimes most were PCGS graded. Franklin halves that were toned and several others. ANACS done the detail grade coin's. PCGS would body bag them of you sent them in.
Raw ... in 2x2 flips.
Most of the coins that I obtained back then, before the grading services, are raw. I did have my key coins certified over the years.
I have many, many slabbed coins... but even more raw coins... Coins collected forty/fifty or more years ago, for the most part, are still raw....even now, I will occasionally buy a raw coin that appeals to me. Special or key date coins get slabbed... others get put in holders, and some remain raw in my coin cabinets. Cheers, RickO