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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 3314364, member: 90666&quot;]My ancient coins were handled by thousands of people in ancient times, jingled in their pockets, dropped on vendor counters, eventually dropped a final time on the ground, scrunched into the ground by boots, buried in mud and grit, and rained on and stomped on for 2000 years before reaching me. You cannot damage an ordinary worn ancient coin by handling it. It&#039;s made of hard metal and has had 2000 years of rough handling already. All my soft fingers might do is add a little gloss to the patina, thus making the coin more beautiful. I&#039;ve no idea why anyone wouldn&#039;t handle ancient coins. It does them good and makes you feel better. I bought one slabbed coin in New York. Within 30 minutes of buying it I found a good friend with a hammer and chisel (yes, he carries a hammer and chisel with him to break slabs) and he broke the slab which I then threw in the bin and I got to handle the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878059[/ATTACH]</p><p>lot 954 is now mine[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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