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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1597550, member: 19463&quot;]We do see gXF or AU coins sold but these are usually slabbed by the companies that are not interested in the experienced market but cater to the US collectors who want an ancient or two to say they have one.&nbsp; They are conditioned to want a bright shiny bauble so they would rather have a polished Severus Alexander than a toned Pertinax.&nbsp; This works because you can buy some coins in bulk easier than others.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I appreciate the kind words and always welcome people willing to read any or all of my pages, here I&#039;ll suggest you read my Grading pages.&nbsp; When you finish you will not be able to grade ancient coins but you might understand why no one else can either unless they write a paragraph about each coin.&nbsp; Please not this link takes you only to a page offering three choices based on Standard wear based grading (the least important), Things that went wrong at the mint and Things that went wrong after the coin left the mint.&nbsp; These last two sections hardly apply to modern coins but they are 90% of what is important in grading an ancient.&nbsp; Those new to the hobby might never have considered that such things might happen to a coin.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/grade.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/grade.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/grade.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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