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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4746752, member: 97383"]The coin pictured below is being offered for auction this weekend by <b>G.C.</b>, & has been graded by <b>PCGS</b>, considered a conservative TPG company. Now ask yourselves if this were an ancient Roman coin how would you grade it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? Pictured below the Wass Molitor $10 gold coin is an ancient Roman coin I've posted a number of times for comparison. Some collectors might scoff at this comparison <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, however, I believe it's legitimate. The Wass Molitor $10 coin is a "sea salvage" coin that has, without doubt, been cleaned. The Roman solidus is most likely a "burial" coin that has, without doubt, been cleaned. Many collectors of ancient coins see no point in grading them, but I find grading of ancient coins can be helpful especially if <b>strike</b> and <b>surface</b> are considered <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159708[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159709[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159710[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159711[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4746752, member: 97383"]The coin pictured below is being offered for auction this weekend by [B]G.C.[/B], & has been graded by [B]PCGS[/B], considered a conservative TPG company. Now ask yourselves if this were an ancient Roman coin how would you grade it o_O? Pictured below the Wass Molitor $10 gold coin is an ancient Roman coin I've posted a number of times for comparison. Some collectors might scoff at this comparison :p, however, I believe it's legitimate. The Wass Molitor $10 coin is a "sea salvage" coin that has, without doubt, been cleaned. The Roman solidus is most likely a "burial" coin that has, without doubt, been cleaned. Many collectors of ancient coins see no point in grading them, but I find grading of ancient coins can be helpful especially if [B]strike[/B] and [B]surface[/B] are considered ;). [ATTACH=full]1159708[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1159709[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1159710[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1159711[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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