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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7380931, member: 118780&quot;]Keeping in mind that I&#039;m a beginning collector in ancients and a non-collector in non-ancients, my understanding is that TPGs are vastly different in those markets. If I&#039;m looking at some old US coin, a TPG makes sense because the company behind it (such as NGC) is guaranteeing that the coin is genuine, and the grade - which affects the price greatly - was made by an expert. The case also prevents the grade from deteriorating, which is definitely possible with the higher grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>TPGs have much lower value for ancients. First, it does not guarantee the authenticity of the coin. NGC is very clear about that. Second, the grading doesn&#039;t matter so much. Grade varies significantly by person and company, and buyers mostly factor how the coin looks in a full scale image. When it really boils down to it, all NGC provides for ancients is a case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I prefer not to buy encased coins. I&#039;ve yet to buy one, but if I do I&#039;ll split the case. Many others here also split open the cases. At least for me, the case is annoying because it prevents me from fully seeing+handling the coin, makes photography challenging, and doesn&#039;t fit with how I display my coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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