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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2522928, member: 10461&quot;]As to the Judaean coins in the OP photo, I would think they might appeal more in the pricey plastic to some of the noncollecting general public, and there&#039;s nothing wrong with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But as I_v_a_n mentioned, you do lose the ability to directly &quot;touch history&quot; when the coins are slabbed, and that&#039;s a big issue for some folks.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other ways of putting an ancient coin in a nice plastic holder with a printed label which don&#039;t cost $35+ or whatever per coin, and which still allow you to take the coin out of the holder and touch it if you want to.</p><p><br /></p><p>It all boils down to personal preference.&nbsp; I choose to slab for presentation purposes, like the good deacon, but I see it both ways and don&#039;t fault anyone for their choice in this matter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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