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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 8109466, member: 99531&quot;]Without reading any of the replies, here is my take..</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t personally have much use for grading in ancient coins, there are just too many variables in play for a grade to have a lot of meaning.</p><p>With that said, NGC does an admirable job and have a good system in place considering the task at hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer my coins raw and unslabbed so I can handle them. This adds directly to my enjoyment of the hobby. I would only slab a coin if it were extremely high value and/ or fragile, or I have doubts about the authenticity and want it looked at by an expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>Slabbing and grading certainly don’t hurt your expected resale value, and the case can be made it’ll make a coin more appealing to a certain type of buyer on a certain type of venue.</p><p>Less experienced or investment oriented buyers may prefer slabbed/ graded, while I personally feel more comfortable with slabbed if dealing with an unknown, untrusted or non-specialist seller.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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