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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheMont, post: 2489187, member: 80121&quot;]I just got back a coin , certified by NGC Ancients as Ch AU. I really had my doubts about this coin, because it looked so good, I thought it to good to be true. Their label says&quot; Roman Empire Constantinian AD 330-340 AE3/4 (BI Nummus) obv Roma rv She-wolf &amp; twins&quot; In other words it&#039;s a Remus and Romulus Coin. Romulus created the new city Roma (Rome) and named it after himself after killing his brother Remus.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an ANA member I can submit to NGC directly without any membership fees so although I prefer PCGS, I normally send an ancient to them. My instincts told me it was a fake, because it was so well struck and looked like it was made yesterday (note the Ch AU grade), but I sent it anyway, and what do you know, they certified it as authentic. For those that might what to look it up on NGC&#039;s website it is 3819947-056.</p><p><br /></p><p>After sending my Athena/owl to David Sear, I may still send it off to NGC Ancients (if he gives it the thumbs up) just for the protection the NGC slab gives the coin. I have several ancients certified by NGC Ancients and I feel a lot safer letting people look at the coin, and eliminating the physical touching of the coin by having it encapsulated. I deal with the YNs of our club and it&#039;s a little (actually a lot) more reassuring to have them look over a coin in a slab than handling the actual coin. I do keep a few inexpensive ancient and medieval coins in flips, so they can actual touch and feel a coin hundreds and/or thousands of years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>As stated in the NGC terms section, the only guarantee the grade , not the authenticity of the coin, but again, I like the protection the slab gives the coin and the ease of storage of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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