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<p>[QUOTE="Mat, post: 1408602, member: 21445"]Because most ancient collectors like to hold them. We like to hold history. Plus the coins had been buried for 2500 - 1400 years so they have been through it all...cleaned, exposed to elements, scratched most likely from cleaning, not much more harm can be done to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most modern collectors dont realize the rules for coin collecting dont apply nearly as much with ancients. Thats what makes them so appealing to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>David Hall always ends his videos "have fun with your coins", well in slabs I dont find them much fun, with raw ancients I find them actually fun <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mat, post: 1408602, member: 21445"]Because most ancient collectors like to hold them. We like to hold history. Plus the coins had been buried for 2500 - 1400 years so they have been through it all...cleaned, exposed to elements, scratched most likely from cleaning, not much more harm can be done to them. Most modern collectors dont realize the rules for coin collecting dont apply nearly as much with ancients. Thats what makes them so appealing to me. David Hall always ends his videos "have fun with your coins", well in slabs I dont find them much fun, with raw ancients I find them actually fun :)[/QUOTE]
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