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Message:: [QUOTE="VirginiaMan, post: 3447700, member: 82316"]Regarding "Slabs" & "new Ancient collectors" - Here's a thought … Tell me what you think. IMHO, I think that NGC slabbing Ancient coins will prove to be "THE" boom that catapults Ancient Coin Collecting to great heights. New collectors do not have the history of dealing with this long-term seller - with a fabulous reputation - that their "COA" really means something. I know lots of ancients are selling. Unfortunately,  a mass amount of those sales to individuals are bought on places like eBay, MA-SHOPS and independent sellers on the internet. Would you agree that the presence of NGC slabbed coins would add a "needed" layer of security for the new and naïve buyers of Ancients? I think many of us who have been around for a while know what it is like to get burned on a raw coin. I would go so far as to say that being burned has driven way too many "collectors" away from the incredible hobby that we love so dearly. Bottom-line, our hobby needs new participants to grow the ranks of our "little society". BTW...I have no idea why our hobby is referred to as the "Dark Side". Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of suck a negative appellation?[/QUOTE]