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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 7321192, member: 44316&quot;]They are now in your collection after having been minted 2000 years ago. They haven&#039;t oxidized too quickly so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many ancient coins new to the market have been cleaned recently, and silver can soon tone dark when the old surface has been stripped and chemical reactions can occur. However, many ancient coins have been out of the ground for many years and they can be expected to stay largely as they are, baring additional chemical exposure (e.g. acids such as lemon juice, ammonia sprays from cleaning glass near them, resting on paper containing sulfur, etc.). Many have not changed much in 2000 years and have no reason to change much in the time you own them. Most will not &quot;oxidize too quickly.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I know quite a few experienced collectors. My friends and I &quot;crack out&quot; any slabbed coins we buy. When you buy a coin you pay for enjoyment. It is not like a share of stock with value, but no pleasure beyond its value. Handling coins is wonderful pleasure and you will be missing out on a lot if you slab your unslabbed coins, or if you don&#039;t remove the slabs from your slabbed coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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