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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Swervo513, post: 25660967, member: 42720&quot;]Hi all, </p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently dived into ancient coins heavily. Before it was just a fascination. I would say now I am trying to specialize more in Ancient Greek and Roman coins with a few other contemporary mintages. </p><p><br /></p><p>Being the constant newbie I’ve made a few bad choices. I’ve overpaid for some damaged Aurei. 3 to be exact. In my excitement at finding 3 aurei floating in the 2k -2.8k range I quickly bought them not taking account of how bad they were. I know rookie mistake. The Titus aureus is edge filed, the Tiberius aureus is ex-jewelry, and the Nero Aureus is brushed. I’d say the Nero is the best of the bunch. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know this is a contested debate. From a logical perspective, is it better to crack these coins out of their NGC holder? Can I hurt the value by cracking them out? Since, the labels are so bad I figured it couldn’t hurt to take them out. Plus it would be fun to hold a bunch of Aurei in my hand. But, my question is from a rational standpoint. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is it beneficial to keep low quality ancients in a slab or to remove them to enjoy in hand? </p><p><br /></p><p>When is it ok to crack them out? When should you absolutely not crack them out? </p><p><br /></p><p>Does the holder make them more desirable or is it hurting their image? </p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my only current picture of the group along with some other coins. Please, feel free to add your input!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1641435[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Larry[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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