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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 3025317, member: 76181&quot;]If you are just starting in ancients, buy raw coins from some of the sources mentioned here and you will be able to return the occasional fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>PLEASE do not let the slabbed modern coin trend affect your ancient collection.&nbsp; It is a sacriligious marketing ploy for newbies and the truly OCD. The slab DOES NOT GUARANTEE AUTHENTICITY. It is like buying an insurance policy that offers no insurance, but the policy comes in a nice frame.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought my first coin a dozen years ago for $450 from a now defunct dealer. I was very concerned about buying a fake. Since then I have spent over one hundred fold with not a fake or a slab in the mix (I actually broke an AU55 1861 Double Eagle from an NGC slab)</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun, go slowly, be careful, but don&#039;t get paranoid (i.e. Slabbers)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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