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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 7552940, member: 39084&quot;]I might be in the minority here, but I think the issue with NGC&#039;s grading and slabbing of ancient coins has more to do with the grading aspect of its service, not with its authenticity opinion (which, as noted incessantly, is NOT a guarantee).</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt any collector here would criticize any other collector for getting an independent, authoritative opinion on a coin&#039;s authenticity.&nbsp; If that&#039;s the main, or only, service that NGC provides to you for this coin, then it&#039;s money well spent.&nbsp; It&#039;s no different from sending the coin to a recognized expert for his/her opinion, and paying for that opinion -- experts don&#039;t guarantee their opinion either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rather, it&#039;s the focus on NGC&#039;s grade (and to some extent slabbing) that creates the discussions, debates, and arguments that frequently arise on CoinTalk.&nbsp; While I&#039;m firmly in the &quot;grades are mostly a curiosity and I don&#039;t want my coins slabbed&quot; faction, I would never criticize a collector for getting an expert opinion on authenticity, even from NGC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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