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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Factor, post: 8184903, member: 96413&quot;]First, here is the reverse of the coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431606[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, thank you all for the discussion! After reading the replies I tend to take it out, for few reasons. Having it in a slab does not allow me to put it in the holder with my other Hippos coins where it belongs. Also one cannot fully appreciate the quality and the details in the slab, that&#039;s particularly true for ancient coins where you would like to see the edge. </p><p>I see two advantages in slabing ancients. One is verification of authenticity, in many cases it is an important factor. I am actually planning to send my nummi of Basiliscus and Odovacar to NGC due to abundance of fakes on the market. Not applicable in this case, nobody will doubt the authenticity of this coin.</p><p>Second is to make the coin more attractive to investors and not specialist collectors. However, as it has been pointed in the discussion, investors are only looking at grade and not on the coin itself. This coin is only VF, pretty much crossing it out of their lists. For me, on the other hand, it is a top grade coin, better than one in Sofaer collection and one offered for sale today at Triton session 6. The slab doesn&#039;t really add value, I&#039;d say the opposite - I got it on a certain slab friendly auction <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> for about half I think it actually worth, and I am sure it&#039;s VF grade has been a factor there. Silver or gold in high grade is a different story of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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