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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 3539577, member: 5682&quot;]I&#039;ll take the other side of this debate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite being a non-coin collector (but someone with an interest in ancient history), I appreciate ancient coin hoards as they give a coin both a cultural and historical context. After the coins have been thoroughly researched and cataloged, it is good to see some of the coins later released to the general public (and not buried deep in some museum, never to be seen again).</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years back, there were some medium quality, inexpensive, and common Gallienus billon antoniniani on sale from a researched and published hoard. These (unslabbed) coins were being offered by a respected member of Forvm Ancient coins. These coins, hardly the most stunning examples of this type, were far more interesting to me than some perfect examples without context.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is, therefore, good to see some of the coins from documented hoards being released to the public (with government approval, of course). The fact that these coins might be certified by NGC as authentic and belonging to that specific hoard would give the buyer extra confidence they are getting a specimen from that hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>We should embrace the history associated with these coins and not squabble over whether they were slabbed or not. For me, authentication is everything and only either NGC or a respected dealer can give me that. It&#039;s easy enough to break a coin out of its slab if desired, for goodness&#039; sake.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(Daniel: Nice coin and cleaning, by the way.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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