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depressing
when you lay a nice coin just like the one "inside" the slab on top of the slab, and compare them
and see WHAT we lose, how much GUSTO is gone becuase of the
plastic window we look through
depressing.
when you lay a nice coin just like the one "inside" the slab on top of the slab, and compare them
and see WHAT we lose, how much GUSTO is gone becuase of the
plastic window we look through
depressing.
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hold them just as they were made, naked.
The ones that I've submitted were those that needed authentication. I'm a GSA type guy and never have
submitted one for grading (ATS). Just leave them like they are.
I feel bad for those that need the coffin.
bob
but look how much I've gained.....
Helen Reddy
depressing - coins with fingerprints
depressing - dropped coins with rim dings
depressing - improperly stored coins with damaged surfaces
depressing - coins with spotted surfaces from being breathed or sneezed on
properly preserved coins for future generations - priceless
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<< <i>What he said......slabs is the ONLY way to go!!! >>
Spoken like a true registry player.
Coins out of plastic is like... Frankly, I have a great analogy, but it's not appropriate for this forum. Let's just say it's the absence of a latex product while doing another activity. Let's leave it at that.
Really though, I do buy them raw. I do like to handle them. But then I like to send them in. I have a few previously slabbed coins that I've never touched. I'll probably crack them out just to touch them a little bit and then send them in for their respective upgrades. Er, minus that 1942 red proof cent. It needs to stay so it may be the only coin I will own that I'll never touch (unless I see it begin to turn on me!)
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<< <i>What he said......slabs is the ONLY way to go!!! >>
Spoken like a true registry player.
Coins out of plastic is like... Frankly, I have a great analogy, but it's not appropriate for this forum. Let's just say it's the absence of a latex product while doing another activity. Let's leave it at that. >>
It's like driving a car without tires?
<< <i>depressing
when you lay a nice coin just like the one "inside" the slab on top of the slab, and compare them
and see WHAT we lose, how much GUSTO is gone becuase of the
plastic window we look through
depressing.
They make pills for that
<< <i>depressing - coins with staple scratches
depressing - coins with fingerprints
depressing - dropped coins with rim dings
depressing - improperly stored coins with damaged surfaces
depressing - coins with spotted surfaces from being breathed or sneezed on
properly preserved coins for future generations - priceless >>
Great post and deserves to be reread by the slow learners here.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
On the other hand if I have a MS-xxx coin where the difference in value for a one point difference in grade is significant, and I want others to enjoy the coin (hand it to them for viewing), it stays in a holder.
<< <i>depressing - coins with staple scratches
depressing - coins with fingerprints
depressing - dropped coins with rim dings
depressing - improperly stored coins with damaged surfaces
depressing - coins with spotted surfaces from being breathed or sneezed on
being careful with raw coins to preserve them for future generations as has been done for centuries...priceless >>
Fixed it for you.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
Leo
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<< <i>depressing - coins with staple scratches
depressing - coins with fingerprints
depressing - dropped coins with rim dings
depressing - improperly stored coins with damaged surfaces
depressing - coins with spotted surfaces from being breathed or sneezed on
properly preserved coins for future generations - priceless >>
Great post and deserves to be reread by the slow learners here.
And for the rest of us ..... just learn to be a little careful and not scratch your coins with staples
Or touch the surfaces with your fingers
Or drop them onto a hard surface
Or store them in the underwear drawer
Or take them out when you are having an allergy attack or when stricken with swine flu.
Wait missed one
Or hit them with hammers trying to fit them in a Whitman folder.
On second thought
Maybe the slow learn......errr .... Kool Aid drinkers should only buy slabbed coins.
<< <i>Dealers really love it when the kids bring in Grandpa Coin albums. They can grade the coins whatever they want and pay pennies on the dollar.
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<< <i>Dealers really love it when the kids bring in Grandpa Coin albums. They can grade the coins whatever they want and pay pennies on the dollar.
+1
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<< <i>Dealers really love it when the kids bring in Grandpa Coin albums. They can grade the coins whatever they want and pay pennies on the dollar.
+1 >>
Is this the kryptonite theory of dishonest coin dealers? Slabs emit some sort of supernatural ray that turn otherwise dishonest dealers honest? If so, you really need to work on your ontology.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
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<< <i>Dealers really love it when the kids bring in Grandpa Coin albums. They can grade the coins whatever they want and pay pennies on the dollar.
+1 >>
Is this the kryptonite theory of dishonest coin dealers? Slabs emit some sort of supernatural ray that turn otherwise dishonest dealers honest? If so, you really need to work on your ontology. >>
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Is this the kryptonite theory of dishonest coin dealers? Slabs emit some sort of supernatural ray that turn otherwise dishonest dealers honest? If so, you really need to work on your ontology. >>
Probably has more to do with the fact that once a coin is in a slab with a serial number, that number can be attributed a value in your own spreadsheet database, therefore leaving a point of reference for your heirs once you are gone. Your family may not understand the difference between your 1893-S Morgan and your 1893-O, but a serial number attributed to a value in your records may help them not get bent over when selling. That's the whole point of keeping your coins in plastic. Would you trust your relatives to know the difference between your two 1889-CC dollars, the AU58 and the MS61DMPL if not in a slab?
Greg
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Is this the kryptonite theory of dishonest coin dealers? Slabs emit some sort of supernatural ray that turn otherwise dishonest dealers honest? If so, you really need to work on your ontology. >>
Probably has more to do with the fact that once a coin is in a slab with a serial number, that number can be attributed a value in your own spreadsheet database, therefore leaving a point of reference for your heirs once you are gone. Your family may not understand the difference between your 1893-S Morgan and your 1893-O, but a serial number attributed to a value in your records may help them not get bent over when selling. That's the whole point of keeping your coins in plastic. Would you trust your relatives to know the difference between your two 1889-CC dollars, the AU58 and the MS61DMPL if not in a slab?
Greg >>
I didn't realize spreadsheets don't work with raw coins. Guess I might as well delete mine. Of course,it's always possible the dealer may think the spreadsheet value the owner says it is may be absurdly high, as you realize. Seems to be another draw in slabbed vs. raw.
Ed. S.
(EJS)