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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8190595, member: 100951&quot;]Why not? Ancient coins aren’t meant to be slabbed unlike US coins. Ancient coins can be handled because they don’t have the delicate, prooflike fields of modern US coins. Unlike US collectors, ancient collectors aren’t complaining about bag marks and fingerprints. Collecting ancient coins is more than just about grades. Other variables such as the “artistic style” of the dies, centering, planchet quality, and historical significance affect an ancient coins’s value. Ancient coins simply aren’t meant to be collected in registry sets unlike US coins. Considering that the vast majority of ancient coins aren’t slabbed, NGC population reports are an inaccurate measurement of rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, NGC doesn’t guarantee the authenticity of ancient coins and they don’t even attribute ancient coins properly. So NGC can attribute the VAM and Overton varieties of Morgan dollars and Bust halves but they can’t attribute the RIC varieties of Roman Imperial coins? It’s pointless to keep ancient coins inside the slabs if the “certification” offers no value or benefits. NGC is a great company for US coins but their service regarding ancients leaves much to be desired.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect both US coins and ancient coins. As a rule, I only buy my US coins slabbed but I purchase my ancient coins raw. I keep my US coins slabbed because it’s advantageous due to NGC’s guarantee regarding US coins. However, I don’t bother with slabbed ancient coins because NGC doesn’t guarantee the authenticity of ancient coins and they don’t really attribute them. There’s no point in slabbed ancients for me because I don’t see any inherent benefits in NGC certification of ancient coins. Major auction houses and reputable dealers attribute ancient coins and guarantee their authenticity for FREE.....</p><p><br /></p><p>What I want in an ancient coin grading company is attribution and guarantee of authenticity, which NGC doesn’t do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I collect both ancient coins and US coins, I understand the view points of both camps regarding slabs. I’d keep a DMPL MS67+ Morgan dollar in its slab because I don’t want to spoil its pristine mirrored surfaces with fingerprints and hairlines. But holding with your bare hands an ancient artifact such as silver denarius of Julius Caesar is worth it considering it survived being buried in the ground for over a millennium.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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