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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8499657, member: 24754&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t say that the balance has shifted. Most ancients collectors, for reasons that I do not fully grasp, still PASSIONATELY prefer raw coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure how the member status thing works. Is it number of posts or something? But in any case, yes, I prefer slabbing. There are a few of us weirdos lurking around in the forums <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the many reasons that I prefer slabbing is that, yes, I value the expert&#039;s opinion. I appreciate ancient coins and enjoy educating myself about the history and so forth, but developing the skills required to distinguish forgeries from fakes is not something that interests me.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that aside, why not list a few coins here in the forums and see how things go? So long as you are not in a rush, I think that it would be a worthwhile experiment. You can do auction style threads and start the bidding at the absolute minimum that you would accept for the coin(s)&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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