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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2448076, member: 24314&quot;]The field of ancient coins is a very difficult one.&nbsp; Ancients have been collected and also forged centuries before there was a United States.&nbsp; There is one old saying that eventually any TRUE NUMISMATIST will eventually gravitate to collecting/studying them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Excellent ancient fakes have been around forever, long before the glut of extremely deceptive fakes that have passed as genuine by our major TPGS&#039;s.&nbsp; IMO, the TPGS in this country are well behind the experts overseas when it comes to authenticating ancients.</p><p>Perhaps that is why NGC does not guarantee their opinion even though they have just hired another in-house, well-regarded, ancient dealer-expert.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO, and that of many in the ancient forum - their policy sucks!&nbsp; What are you paying for besides an informed opinion that you can get <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">for free</span> at any major coin show?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just brought up ancients because I&#039;m posting on them today.&nbsp; Now, let&#039;s get back to Morgan dollars.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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