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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 5294093, member: 110226&quot;]No, this coin was slabbed without weight noted.&nbsp; I think NGC offers a lower cost slab without this information and their surface/strike grading, which suits me well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, there is a premium when buying a slabbed coin, but I don&#039;t buy for the slab, only for the coin.&nbsp; Removed from the slab, I think it would do well with many collectors, but I probably will never know, nor do I particularly care; I haven&#039;t sold a coin of my collection for many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, all coins are cleaned to some degree, as they emerge from the ground.&nbsp; For me, a coin that still retains some appearance of its original state, and not cleaned to a bright, shiny state, is quite desirable, provided that it is without problems, such as corrosion, thick uneven patina, or, in the case of bronze coins, bronze disease, to name a few.&nbsp; However, I will make exceptions for coins that are unusual or rare.&nbsp; When dealing with objects thousands of years old, sometimes one cannot be choosey. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think, of all the coins that I have purchased over the years, I can count the number that I had slabbed on one hand, and of those coins, only one ancient.&nbsp; I have &quot;liberated&quot; several from their plastic encasements, but many still remain.&nbsp; I do have a couple of coins that have shifted out the prongs holding them in place, so I need to crack those slabs, once I have the motivation to do so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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