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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8355176, member: 24314"]I guarantee that there are some ancients that exist which are in 100% original "fresh-off-the-anvil" FDC and cannot be proven to be otherwise. These I include with other ancients that exist in a condition that <i>appears</i> to be 100% original FDC. Many coins bought an sold as FDC are <b>technically not</b>. But who cares? Fortunately for me, but of no consequence when it comes to <b><span style="color: #b30000">grading</span></b> Ancients, I work at a degree of examination that far surpasses 99% of others around the world. Not Brag <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, just fact. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS If I still worked at NGC, I would probably be conserving coins But I assure you that I would have found a way to work at least part time at NGC Ancients because authenticating "metal" is basically the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8355176, member: 24314"]I guarantee that there are some ancients that exist which are in 100% original "fresh-off-the-anvil" FDC and cannot be proven to be otherwise. These I include with other ancients that exist in a condition that [I]appears[/I] to be 100% original FDC. Many coins bought an sold as FDC are [B]technically not[/B]. But who cares? Fortunately for me, but of no consequence when it comes to [B][COLOR=#b30000]grading[/COLOR][/B] Ancients, I work at a degree of examination that far surpasses 99% of others around the world. Not Brag :smuggrin:, just fact. ;) PS If I still worked at NGC, I would probably be conserving coins But I assure you that I would have found a way to work at least part time at NGC Ancients because authenticating "metal" is basically the same.[/QUOTE]
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