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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8334246, member: 24754&quot;]I already only collect slabbed ancients, so the &quot;Would you&quot; question doesn&#039;t really apply to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said....I certainly wouldn&#039;t mind a guarantee from NGC, it would be comforting to know that money would be recouped if a purchase was proven fake. However, I understand why they do not offer such a thing......Ancient coin authenticity can only be determined to a certain point based on educated opinion as opposed to certain determination. How can you guarantee that someone else&#039;s opinion won&#039;t differ from your own?</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins are stamped pieces of metal. There is not much to go on when determining whether it was created last week or 2k years ago. Methods for distinguishing would be chemical in nature, being associated with the metallurgy and/or surface aging processes. However, so long as forgers know what the evaluators are looking for, these things can can also be accelerated and/or reproduced with modern techniques.</p><p><br /></p><p>All we are left with is the best guess of experts that have experience in making these types of determinations. The guys at NGC are experts, and a coin being slabbed means that, in their opinion, it is authentic. Their opinion on the subject is a LOT more meaningful than my own, so I feel that buying slabbed coins is the most efficient way for me to collect ancient coins while being as secure in authenticity as can be expected.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, TPG&#039;s reputations are riding on the fact that their evaluations can be trusted. Slabbing forgeries left and right would put NGC Ancients out of business pretty quick. It&#039;s not a guarantee per se, but I find this reality reassuring when making my purchases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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