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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 8000382, member: 44106&quot;]Like a few of you, I&#039;ve never bought a slabbed coin, but that may because I never really came across them in the formative years of my collecting Roman coins, starting in the early 80s. Only more recently have I transitioned into my collecting specialties of the Messapian mints of Magna Grecia and the coinage of Ostfriesland, Germany. I haven&#039;t really seen many slabs in those &quot;fringe&quot; collecting areas (except for maybe the coinage of Tarentum - again, I tend to gravitate towards the more unconventional issues of that mint), and find that most of these coins are distinct enough in style to see if they are real or fake (and yes, I have seen a few fakes in both areas). I still occasionally add to my Roman collection but it&#039;s usually more pedestrian grade coins from EBay and sometimes auctions, which are all non-slabbed. Lastly, like many, I like to enjoy these ancient wonders in hand, which really transmits that &quot;time travel&quot; experience I enjoy about our hobby the best. Holding a piece of genuine history and wondering who minted it or held it a few thousand years ago is absolutely priceless. I don&#039;t think that you would ever get the same experience holding a slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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