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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan B., post: 4602957, member: 112852&quot;]I agree, baseball21.&nbsp; Actually, as a newcomer to ancients, I am very glad that grading and slabbing is an option for ancients, too.&nbsp; It helps new people who come into the hobby to learn grading skills, and even though NGC doesn&#039;t guarantee the authenticity of its grades, at least they probably wouldn&#039;t knowingly slab a fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>If one is a dealer, or if one has a lot of disposable income, or if one can visit a local coin shop with a selection of ancients, one can pick up a lot of first-hand knowledge with coins by observing them directly.&nbsp; If one doesn&#039;t have much money, is still learning, or lives far away from a coin shop, grading helps to facilitate their entry into the hobby when they make their first purchases.&nbsp; The plastic slab also has the virtue of physically protecting a coin, if that&#039;s a concern. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not just about trying to turn a profit (although I personally don&#039;t have a problem with that--after all, the dealers who service us are trying to do exactly that).&nbsp; Dealers often find that slabbed coins are much easier to sell than unslabbed ones. For a person new to a hobby, buying a slabbed coin removes some of the confusion and ambiguity from the process of buying, and also from the process of eventually selling.</p><p><br /></p><p>My only real beef is that the slabs tend to scratch extremely easily.&nbsp; I have seen many slabs with scuffing so thick that it feels rough on the fingers, and disturbs the view of the coin.&nbsp; My only hard-slabbed coin is in a new slab, and I keep it very protected by wrapping it in paper towel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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