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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 262126, member: 9204&quot;]SLABBED ANCIENT COINS!</p><p>:desk: </p><p>Wow, this really gets me going. Several things that are wrong with the practice:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1. Slabs aren&#039;t particularly safe for coins. Sure, they may prevent casual scratching or damage, but coins, bronze ones in particular, need to BREATH or they will never last another thousand years! (Just ask Early American Copper guys about this)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. The grades are completely irrelevant. Oo, look at that sestertius, its graded EF-40! Meanwhile, I can&#039;t read the damn legend, and its struck on an irregular square flan. Honestly, the best that you could do is Poor, Good, Fine, and FDC. All of which are self evident, really. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. The attribution is poor. I have yet to see a slabbed ancient with a reference number on it. And, generally, this is a pretty important thing to ancient collectors. Without it, you really have a difficult time double-checking the attribution. Also, it would NOT surprise me if theres a bunch of slabbed ancients out there with wrong attributions. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. C&#039;mon, touch the darn coins! I&#039;m not saying that you should go out there and start rubbing them like a pocket piece, but the point of collecting ancients really is to hold history in your hands, not a piece of plastic!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But thats just my two denarii...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(NOTE: This really is intended for ancient coins, I understand that it is an important part of American collecting, though I don&#039;t necessarily agree with it even there... but thats for another thread)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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