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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 6484368, member: 97383"]The subject of slabbing versus raw ancient coins has been discussed into exhaustion so I won't belabor the issue; everyone knows where I stand on the subject. I would like to share an experience from over a year ago. My PC physician is a highly educated man with an impressive knowledge of ancient history & knows I collect ancient coins. He asked me if I could find a high grade Roman denarii that weren't terribly expensive for gifts to his children. So I did show him a variety of raw 3rd century denarii & noticed he was uncomfortable handling the coins, even asking me to turn the coins over for him. He felt the coins were so precious they shouldn't be handled. I then showed him some slabbed coins & his whole disposition changed, he felt the coins were easier to examine & made for a nice presentation. I told him slabbed coins were more expensive for obvious reasons & he had no problem with that. So I had a group of denarii slabbed on the less expensive tier & he bought the coins. Pictured below is one of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258907[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I did translate the inscriptions for him & explained the reverse design. He was very appreciative <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Slabbing ancient coins has brought many new collectors to the hobby, & that's a good thing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Coins can always be removed from slabs for those collectors who feel a need to handle the actual coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 6484368, member: 97383"]The subject of slabbing versus raw ancient coins has been discussed into exhaustion so I won't belabor the issue; everyone knows where I stand on the subject. I would like to share an experience from over a year ago. My PC physician is a highly educated man with an impressive knowledge of ancient history & knows I collect ancient coins. He asked me if I could find a high grade Roman denarii that weren't terribly expensive for gifts to his children. So I did show him a variety of raw 3rd century denarii & noticed he was uncomfortable handling the coins, even asking me to turn the coins over for him. He felt the coins were so precious they shouldn't be handled. I then showed him some slabbed coins & his whole disposition changed, he felt the coins were easier to examine & made for a nice presentation. I told him slabbed coins were more expensive for obvious reasons & he had no problem with that. So I had a group of denarii slabbed on the less expensive tier & he bought the coins. Pictured below is one of the coins. [ATTACH=full]1258907[/ATTACH] I did translate the inscriptions for him & explained the reverse design. He was very appreciative :happy:. Slabbing ancient coins has brought many new collectors to the hobby, & that's a good thing ;). Coins can always be removed from slabs for those collectors who feel a need to handle the actual coin.[/QUOTE]
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