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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3024887, member: 56859&quot;]If you opt for slabs only you will only have a fraction of available ancient coins to choose from unless you submit the coins for slabbing.&nbsp; Heritage, Great Collections, and few other dealers routinely slab their merchandise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your other concerns</p><p><br /></p><p>aren&#039;t really a factor when it comes to slabbing ancient coins.&nbsp; Certain&nbsp; conditions (graffito, smoothing, etc) can be noted on the label-- they don&#039;t necessarily prevent the TPG from slabbing your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps a viable option for you that would preserve more money for coins would be to store your coins in DIY slabs, <a href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/everslab-coin-holders-lighthouse/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/everslab-coin-holders-lighthouse/" rel="nofollow">like those by Lighthouse</a> and others.&nbsp; Some of our CoinTalk members use those for storage and display.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hmm.&nbsp; Well... I bet most people who have been collecting for a while have inadvertently bought a fake or two and perhaps unknowingly still have some them in their collections.&nbsp; Even the best auction houses and collectors are fooled occasionally.&nbsp; It just comes with the territory. I really hope that doesn&#039;t deter you from the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in many instances the seller is not intentionally defrauding the buyer*-- the seller was fooled too.</p><p><br /></p><p>*some eBay sellers are excluded from this broad statement <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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