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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 26228947, member: 110226&quot;]Nice owl!</p><p><br /></p><p>My experience regarding NGC&#039;s surface grading is that they look at the surfaces for deposits, toning (color), porosity, corrosion, etc.&nbsp; As far as that it concerned, an ancient coin is inherently going to have surface issues for the vast majority.&nbsp; Therefore I give little credence to this measure and to a certain extent strike as well, initially.</p><p><br /></p><p>When looking at an ancient coin, whether in a slab or not, ignoring any slab information initially, evaluate the coin on your own.&nbsp; Of course if you don&#039;t have experience with a given type, doing research helps. After that step, and you&#039;ve formulated your impressions, then look at the other information.&nbsp; It seems that all to often many collectors&#039; decisions are solely driven by the grading numbers.&nbsp; More often than not I don&#039;t agree with those numbers, but then we are basically making subjective judgements, so in the end this is the collector&#039;s choice, based on personal preferences.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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