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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3750703, member: 44357&quot;]You shouldn&#039;t have to worry if you (carefully) cracked it out. The reason why US coins have so much of their value tied to their holder is because one microscopic mark can be the difference between MS67 and 68 which could be a 10x change in price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even graded, ancients are more coarsely categorized. Unless you cracked it out and put it in your pocket for a week, you wouldn&#039;t change its grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven&#039;t held a gold octodrachm raw, you&#039;re missing out on an important part of the experience. I&#039;m not one to need to fondle my coins on a daily basis but the novelty of holding octodrachms has not worn off for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only danger is that it&#039;ll make you want to buy several more so that you can put them all in your hand at once and play Scrooge McDuck with them. No, I most certainly haven&#039;t done this...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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