De Slabbing coins

trout · August 11, 2013, 03:18:15 PM

I am not a fan of Slabbed coins.
I do have a couple that I will leave in their slabs but I much prefer to have the coins in my collection in 2x2's .
If I wanted to sell coins then I would leave them in their slabs and just put up with it, But I don't buy coins with the view of selling them.
I buy them for my own pleasure and that bloody plastic just doesn't "Do It " for me :angel:
It was an absolute thrill to actually hold this coin in my hand and think of the era that it was made and used, Far better than looking at it through the plastic, the 1700's and plastic to me just don't jell.

Sorry PP There is no other way I could have added this to my Proclamation collection in the slab, you knew that I would do this eventually :ok:
Still Mates :friends:

purplepennyhunter · August 11, 2013, 03:39:34 PM

eeek :blink:

trout · August 11, 2013, 03:44:00 PM

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='24525' dateline='1376201374'eeek :blink:

Relax PP.
NO coins were hurt in the making of this :ok:
It is a stunning coin And it looks AWSOME next to my other Proc Coins :good:

Buying a coin slabbed is a good way of ensuring that you are getting what you pay for , In most cases.
But for me collecting coins in slabs is "Unnatural" , I like to be able to feel the coin and get up close and personal.
This is impossible if the coin is entombed in plastic.
I have cracked out Many slabbed coins because that is just the way I like to have my coins.
IMHO it is NOT the slab that makes a coin "Special" it Is the regard that a collector has for a particular coin that makes it Special .
In my opinion the plastic detracts the beauty of a coin and if stored in a 2x2 or a saflip it can be taken out at anytime without any risk to the coin and viewed in ALL its glory.
Each to their own , But I like to look at coins the way they were made :ok:

Fulvio · August 11, 2013, 06:41:06 PM

I guess I'm with the fish guy on this... slabs really suck.

But while I would never consign a coin to a slab, I don't think I'd destroy one either. Which is a moot point anyway, as a slab would probably stop me buying it in the first place.

trout · August 11, 2013, 10:10:59 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='24541' dateline='1376212266'I guess I'm with the fish guy on this... slabs really suck.

But while I would never consign a coin to a slab, I don't think I'd destroy one either. Which is a moot point anyway, as a slab would probably stop me buying it in the first place.

A slab has NEVER stoped me buying a coin I desire/want ,I simply look at the coin and not the slab and make a decision on that basis.
Then I will De Slab it and turn it into a coin again , Dead easy:yahoo:

ausjack · August 11, 2013, 10:50:34 PM

your coin

MobOfRoos · August 12, 2013, 10:55:30 AM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='24526' dateline='1376201640'IMHO it is NOT the slab that makes a coin "Special" it Is the regard that a collector has for a particular coin that makes it Special .
In my opinion the plastic detracts the beauty of a coin and if stored in a 2x2 or a saflip it can be taken out at anytime without any risk to the coin and viewed in ALL its glory.
Each to their own , But I like to look at coins the way they were made :ok:

:agreed:

I have no intention of selling my coins so I don't see the point in getting them slabbed. By the time I kick the bucket they will have computer laser grading and slabs will be obsolete.
But for those people who like to obsess over whether a coin is MS 63 or MS 64 then good luck to you.

ausjack · August 12, 2013, 11:48:44 AM

Yep I agree roo :good: I think you should do a program or ap thingie and make a fortune..wish I could do that stuff..money to be made there

Fulvio · August 12, 2013, 12:51:25 PM

To hell with laser grading.. we're more likely to see laser refinishing before then. And won't THAT be interesting, when you can just make scratches and dings vanish one atom at a time like they were never there, without leaving any evidence?

trout · August 12, 2013, 12:56:16 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='24632' dateline='1376277685'To hell with laser grading.. we're more likely to see laser refinishing before then. And won't THAT be interesting, when you can just make scratches and dings vanish one atom at a time like they were never there, without leaving any evidence?

How about the new technology used in 3D printing, now THAT is scary :dodgy:

Fulvio · August 12, 2013, 01:04:05 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='24635' dateline='1376277976'How about the new technology used in 3D printing, now THAT is scary

Heh.. and what's wrong with printing your own 1930 Pennies?

Seriously though, did you see the bloke who posted the files to turn an AR15 into a fully automatic machine gun? THAT's scary.

ausjack · August 12, 2013, 02:09:35 PM

I'm not really in the know but I've heard that pcgs photograph all coins now so it's easier to pick if it's been graded before..I want a laser :mocking: