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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2920205, member: 75525"]I have bought enough coins on line that my e-mail in box is overloaded with offers to buy good stuff in online auctions. I got a chuckle reading the description on this lot. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]706940[/ATTACH] </p><p>The seller's description:</p><p>This lot includes (5) Roman Widow's Mite Sized Bronze Coins C. 50 BC - 400 AD. The coins have each been authenticated and encapsulated by the International Numismatic Bureau (INB). Please see the photo below for details on the condition of the coin.</p><p><a href="http://www.icollector.com/Lot-of-5-Roman-Widow-s-Mite-Sized-Bronze-Coins-50-BC-400-AD-INB-Encapsulated_i28606899" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icollector.com/Lot-of-5-Roman-Widow-s-Mite-Sized-Bronze-Coins-50-BC-400-AD-INB-Encapsulated_i28606899" rel="nofollow">http://www.icollector.com/Lot-of-5-Roman-Widow-s-Mite-Sized-Bronze-Coins-50-BC-400-AD-INB-Encapsulated_i28606899</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Coin Talk and other web sites have pretty well trashed IBN. Reviews of the seller's site are not much better. My thoughts on slabs are shown below thanks to [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]706943[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I think there is a place for slabbed ancients. [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] has done good things with his slabbed mites. For me, I like to touch the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2920205, member: 75525"]I have bought enough coins on line that my e-mail in box is overloaded with offers to buy good stuff in online auctions. I got a chuckle reading the description on this lot. [ATTACH=full]706940[/ATTACH] The seller's description: This lot includes (5) Roman Widow's Mite Sized Bronze Coins C. 50 BC - 400 AD. The coins have each been authenticated and encapsulated by the International Numismatic Bureau (INB). Please see the photo below for details on the condition of the coin. [url]http://www.icollector.com/Lot-of-5-Roman-Widow-s-Mite-Sized-Bronze-Coins-50-BC-400-AD-INB-Encapsulated_i28606899[/url] Coin Talk and other web sites have pretty well trashed IBN. Reviews of the seller's site are not much better. My thoughts on slabs are shown below thanks to [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] - [ATTACH=full]706943[/ATTACH] I think there is a place for slabbed ancients. [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] has done good things with his slabbed mites. For me, I like to touch the coins.[/QUOTE]
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