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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gmarguli, post: 279882, member: 246&quot;]This is a rather interesting discussion. I am one of the people who submits ancients to be graded and I also collect ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few clarifications on the TPG. ICG, NGC, &amp; ANACS will slab ancients. NGC is the most limited in what they will slab. ANACS sticks more to the common stuff. ICG will slab practically anything. JP Martin does the authentication for ancients at ICG. They will send out any coins that they are not 100% comfortable with. In my experience, they get it correct most of the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The screwed up insert on the pictured ancient coin is funny, but it is in no way an accurate representation of their abilities. I once owned a Franklin Half that was in a PCGS slab labeled as a Morgan dollar. Does anyone lose all trust in PCGS over their &quot;inability to tell a Franklin Half from a Morgan Dollar&quot;? </p><p><br /></p><p>While a certificate of authentication and grade from David Sear is excellent, his prices are not. At $40 a coin I could get 2.5 coins done at ICG. He also charges $25 for Express service. That&#039;s way more than ICG would charge for Express Tier and if need be, you can always call ICG up and ask JP to speed it up on an invoice. You&#039;d be surprised how customer friendly ICG can be. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure what the buyers of the slabbed ancients I sell do with them. They may crack them out, but I know without a doubt that the slabbed ancients bring significant premiums. I&#039;ve purchased many raw ones on eBay and had them slabbed and then I resold them on eBay. Usually they sell for 2x-3x more than my original purchase price. Clearly the buyers like the ancients in a slab. As a collector, I also like my ancients in a slab for protection and attribution. However, I find ICG grading to be way too strict so I submit very few that I do not plan on reselling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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