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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2758818, member: 78244&quot;]The problem I see is that [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER] assumes that NGC has a set standard, when in fact they don&#039;t. I have seen MS-66 coins in MS-64 slabs and vice versa. If there is no consistency, then there is no standard.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I figured you would say that. That is why I added the part about the reputable dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You took my comment out of context. I don&#039;t care about what they are like 2300 years from now either. But my point is they probably wont be pristine and problem-free anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know a lot of collectors that only buy slabbed coins and care only about the label. I have met a lot of dealers who think the same way. What I was saying is that there is a stark contrast of mentality between the two collecting areas.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most = &gt;50%. Most of the collectors I know would know a Nero denarius or a Sicilian tetradrachm without being aided by a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The point is to be able to appreciate the history of the coins by looking past all of the coins&#039; universal &quot;problems.&quot; That is what numismatics is about. Judging them from US coin standards is folly. Experienced numismatists like you claim to be know that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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