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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3763428, member: 19463&quot;]While researching a question I had from another CT discussion I ran across an article online that I considered worthwhile.</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/4629/ancient-coin-grading/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/4629/ancient-coin-grading/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/4629/ancient-coin-grading/</a></p><p>This is on the importance of looking at the edges of coins.&nbsp; I keep telling myself that I should take more details photos of interesting things like edges but I have yet to do it in a major way.&nbsp; Maybe someday?</p><p><br /></p><p>I found that NGC has posted a monthly essay on some ancient topic for a decade now (OK, I&#039;m late to the party).&nbsp; These vary in interest to me but cover a range of topics and are illustrated with pertinent photos courtesy of CNG. </p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/series/ancients/1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/series/ancients/1/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/series/ancients/1/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the reason I have missed this (other than the ubiquitous excuses of age and laziness) was my strong dislike of the slabbing of ancient coins.&nbsp; I shall remain a person who prefers to be able to touch my coins but not making use of the NGC material is a classic case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.&nbsp; These essays are not long and will not turn the beginner into a graduate level expert on the subjects but will still add interest and enjoyment to aspects of our hobby that might not have been seen before. Those who read Coin Talk could get the idea that the subjects of special interest to some of our members (Septimius Severus, Flavians, Republicans, etc.) are all there is to consider.&nbsp; We might benefit by shopping through the NGC backlog of topics and seeing what there is that might be worth knowing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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