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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8477723, member: 24754&quot;]Ya, there are gems to be had there for sure, but you really need to know your stuff in order to avoid the pitfalls. Each to their own, but developing expertise in distinguishing forgeries from authentic coins is simply not something that interests me. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Everybody is entitled to their opinion when it comes to slabbing ancients. But, you at least have to acknowledge the fact that slabbing solves many &quot;Ebay type problems&quot; for people that want to buy coins without having developed a lifetime of experience in sifting through fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin is in an NGC slab and can be correlated with photos by searching the serial number, then buyers can rest assured that it has been analyzed by an expert and determined to be genuine. Which, unfortunately, is about as close as we can get to a sure thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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