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Message:: [QUOTE="AncientGalleonLLC, post: 2853770, member: 72483"]We are losing a lot of intellectual captial in our field. Many of the best experienced/trained dealers are retiring or are going to retire over the next several years. Many of us dealers have relied on these dealers for knowledge over the years. It takes years before one can really get a good understanding of fakes. Some are incredibly good and can fool us all as none of us were around 2000 years ago for comparison. The new dealers aren't going to have these people to learn from in the future. In my opinion, there will be a greater need for NGC ancients as time passes. They are currently the most accepted by collectors because of brand recognition already. It is just an opinion though and a valued one. Certificates of authenticity are only good if someone will accept them. Most are only worth the paper they are printed on. Sear is an expert and accepted by most of us but he will not be around forever. With the lack of experience many new dealers have, the lack of resources available to them (learning) and and with the amount fake ancients out there growing it just makes sense for more people to get coins reviewed and slabbed down the road. The problem is, is that it is not always economically viable.[/QUOTE]