Holes in the book . . .

I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent). Up till
now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed slabbed coins,
I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring them or not, can I get
your opinions?

"Russell" wrote in message
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I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent). Up
till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed slabbed
coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring them or not, can
I get your opinions?


That's one of the main dilemas today that face collectors who choose to
house their sets in albums. Afraid to buy an expensive key unless certified
and slabbed, but then there's still that empty hole. Saving the label from
a broken out coin does nothing. Once the coin is separated from its slab,
only you know that the label you saved refers to that exact coin. But if
you have no plans to sell your key coins, go ahead and break them out of
their slab. And you might as well save the label. It could become valuable
for an insurance claim if your collection is ever stolen.

Take a picture of the coins and put the pictures in the slots.

"Russell" wrote in message
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I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent). Up
till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed slabbed
coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring them or not, can
I get your opinions?

Russell wrote:
I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent).
Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed
slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring
them or not, can I get your opinions?

Assuming they are circulated, I'd say crack them out and snap them into the
holes. There are few things in life that give greater pleasure.

James

"Richard L. Hall" wrote in message
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Take a picture of the coins and put the pictures in the slots.

I tried that with a 1914-D Lincoln. Might as well have left the hole empty
with a note "See safe". Once the plastic slide covered the tiny photo no
details were visible. Might work with a dollar or half dollar.

"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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Russell wrote:
I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent).
Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed
slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring
them or not, can I get your opinions?

Assuming they are circulated, I'd say crack them out and snap them into
the
holes. There are few things in life that give greater pleasure.

James



I was going to say the same about circulated coins. I'd leave
uncirculated(if any) in the slab.Too much chance of damage.

"don't look" don't wrote in message
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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Russell wrote:
I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent).
Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed
slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring
them or not, can I get your opinions?

Assuming they are circulated, I'd say crack them out and snap them into
the
holes. There are few things in life that give greater pleasure.

James



I was going to say the same about circulated coins. I'd leave
uncirculated(if any) in the slab.Too much chance of damage.


If I bought a slabbed circulated 1932-D quarter and 1908-S Indian Cent, I
personally would leave the 1932-D in its slab and crack the 1908-S. It
would be easier to resell a certified 1932-D than a raw one. There's
usually no such problem with the Indian.

Bruce Remick wrote:
"don't look" don't wrote in message
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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Russell wrote:
I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian
cent). Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I
have freed slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I
should spring them or not, can I get your opinions?

Assuming they are circulated, I'd say crack them out and snap them
into the holes. There are few things in life that give greater
pleasure. James



I was going to say the same about circulated coins. I'd leave
uncirculated(if any) in the slab.Too much chance of damage.


If I bought a slabbed circulated 1932-D quarter and 1908-S Indian
Cent, I personally would leave the 1932-D in its slab and crack the
1908-S. It would be easier to resell a certified 1932-D than a raw
one. There's usually no such problem with the Indian.

It's easier to sell anything in a slab, versus raw, these days. But, are
you collecting sets of coins, or sets of slabs? The only slabs I keep
intact are around coins for which there is no album or other convenient
housing (I collect only circ, and usually quite well circ).

James

"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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Bruce Remick wrote:
"don't look" don't wrote in message
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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Russell wrote:
I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian
cent). Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I
have freed slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I
should spring them or not, can I get your opinions?

Assuming they are circulated, I'd say crack them out and snap them
into the holes. There are few things in life that give greater
pleasure. James



I was going to say the same about circulated coins. I'd leave
uncirculated(if any) in the slab.Too much chance of damage.


If I bought a slabbed circulated 1932-D quarter and 1908-S Indian
Cent, I personally would leave the 1932-D in its slab and crack the
1908-S. It would be easier to resell a certified 1932-D than a raw
one. There's usually no such problem with the Indian.

It's easier to sell anything in a slab, versus raw, these days. But, are
you collecting sets of coins, or sets of slabs? The only slabs I keep
intact are around coins for which there is no album or other convenient
housing (I collect only circ, and usually quite well circ).

James

I collect all kinds of things. Working on a collection of MS66 or better
silver dimes, you could say I'm collecting a set of PCGS slabs. Where I
have an album of circ Lincolns, there's a hole for the 1909-SVDB and 1914-D.
Those two are in certified slabs. My early BU Lincolns are in 2x2's. The
coins in my BU US type set are in slabs. The coins in my large cent and
half cent collection are 100% raw (Amos slabs). I don't keep any BU
pre-1940 coins in albums, especially copper. Albums are for circulated
examples only, from my experience, especially if you're looking at potential
three and four figure BU coins.

"Bruce Remick" wrote in message
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"Russell" wrote in message
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I just bought two slabbed key coins (32D quarter & 08S Indian cent).
Up till now I have put all of my coins into albums. When I have freed
slabbed coins, I save the label. I am not sure if I should spring them
or not, can I get your opinions?


That's one of the main dilemas today that face collectors who choose
to house their sets in albums. Afraid to buy an expensive key unless
certified and slabbed, but then there's still that empty hole.
Saving the label from a broken out coin does nothing. Once the coin
is separated from its slab, only you know that the label you saved
refers to that exact coin. But if you have no plans to sell your key
coins, go ahead and break them out of their slab. And you might as
well save the label. It could become valuable for an insurance claim
if your collection is ever stolen.

Remick, it's idiocy to suggest that key date coins be broken out of
slabs.
The resale value drops like a rock.