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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 3004594, member: 77077&quot;]I bought this coin last summer encapsulated by NGC.&nbsp; I was keeping it entombed because a dealer I knew had another Myrina specimen, also ensconced, that looked nicer.&nbsp; I planned to trade mine for theirs plus maybe some additional coin of the realm.&nbsp; I met up with them at a show and they did not have their coin in hand, but they told me mine was the nicer coin once they examined mine.&nbsp; So I kept mine and cracked it out as soon as I got home. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the best photo I could manage through the plastic with my limited skills:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]744062[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the naked version, which looks much more like the coin in hand:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]744063[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aeolis, Myrina</p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 16.86g</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynium right.</p><p>Reverse: Apollo standing right, holding patera and filleted laurel branch, before him omphalos and amphora; KA monogram in field left, MYΡINAIΩN.</p><p>References:&nbsp; </p><p>Ex: Pegasi Summer FUN Show 2017</p><p>Fine style with hints of golden toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate David Vagi and Barry Murphy authenticating ancient coins for people.&nbsp; Barry often helps authenticate coins on this board, which he does not have to do.&nbsp; I know a lot of people harp on how NGC does not guarantee their opinion of ancient coins, but if you read the fine print on David Sear&#039;s certificates, he does not either.&nbsp; I like to handle my ancient coins raw so I almost always crack them out, but that does not mean I have no regard for NGC&#039;s opinion of the authenticity of the coin. I ignore their letter grades for ancient coins so that does not bother me either.&nbsp; If I cared, I would give this coin an &quot;A&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your before and after crack-out pictures or your coins of Myrina!</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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