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Title: slabbing coins ? Post by: wet feet again on July 27, 2015, 08:16:13 AM i have several coins that i think are worth slabbing what do people think ?
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: dingdong on July 27, 2015, 08:46:41 PM Sorry for my nieviety, but what is meant by slabbing a coin!! ??? ???
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: walsamra on July 27, 2015, 09:13:44 PM Slabs can be expensive if you have a lot of coins, I only slab the ones that I treated with bronze disease or the silver ones I worry about.
I use coin trays they somehow keep you in contact with your coins slab stacks are not my favorites some dealers do that to preserve coins and prevent skin grease from affecting them.it is a matter of taste. Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: wittsy1 on July 28, 2015, 04:48:25 AM Sorry for my nieviety, but what is meant by slabbing a coin!! ??? ??? I was going to ask the same question Dingdong Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: jayhay69 on July 28, 2015, 10:12:23 AM how much does it cost to do steve?
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: hotmill on July 28, 2015, 10:36:08 AM Probably wrong but I like to be able to handle my coins, I like to feel them in my hands.
Dont think Id even slab my George 1st half guinea and that's probably worth a grand at auction. Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: Chef Geoff on July 28, 2015, 10:47:53 AM Ditto Will slabbing is more of an American thing and even then it's for those investing in coins rather than collecting them I would think it's a counterfeiters dream ;)
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: wet feet again on July 28, 2015, 01:08:11 PM was thinking of protecting them,
dropped 1/4 noble other day never been on my knees quicker in my life. still look at it most weeks with a little chat ( where are the rest of you !! ) jay cgs have a range of prices from £13.75 to £95 depending on coin value. thanks guys Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 28, 2015, 03:47:34 PM I hadn't heard that expression, so a quick trawl for a definition and i came across this
"Definition: Slabbing is a slang term for the process of encapsulating a coin in a permanent plastic holder, as practiced by coin grading services. [cgs]" Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: dingdong on July 28, 2015, 05:04:48 PM Many thanks to you all for your comments regarding "slabbing" and as I've said before, "a wiser man I be" 👍
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: probono on July 28, 2015, 08:34:32 PM Personally, if I buy a slabbed coin, I smash it out as soon as possible (I don't buy the ones that if you breathe on them they halve in value).
For me, a large part of the reason for having coins / detecting is to be able to actually feel the items - I was saying to the missus the other day that the minute I take the lot down to the bank for storage I might as well stop collecting. Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: dingdong on July 28, 2015, 09:05:21 PM Got to go with that "Probono" I must say that there isn't a much better feeling than to take a look an touch the coins,and remembering where and when they came to light,very satisfieng!!
And the only thing better is actually getting em out of the soil !!👍 Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: nonker10 on July 30, 2015, 10:24:13 PM i agree in my most ebeneezer scrooge wine infested moments the gold coins come out,to be pawed. ;D ;D
Title: Re: slabbing coins ? Post by: probono on July 31, 2015, 09:56:04 AM Got to go with that "Probono" I must say that there isn't a much better feeling than to take a look an touch the coins,and remembering where and when they came to light,very satisfieng!! And the only thing better is actually getting em out of the soil !! True - and that's why even my grotty romans that I've found are much better than (almost) any I've bought, pity I've only got photos of the nice ones I found :( |