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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1612045, member: 75105&quot;]Most are already weighed, as this slab clearly has the weight, as do many others.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, NGC uses ANA grading standards, and the ANA course does not teach whatever system you guys use. Most collectors are familiar with the US system, and those wanting to get into ancients don&#039;t want to have to learn a whole new system, like learning another language. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why would you want to touch it? The oils from your skin can do a lot of damage to 500-3000 year old copper and silver. Best to leave where you can&#039;t touch it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bingo. You should see some of the latest fake ancients our &quot;friend&quot; China is putting out, they are getting really good at it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Buy them already slabbed, problem solved. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most ancients I have seen (seen, not known) do not have anything on the edge. I&#039;ve never seen an ancient with reeds on the edges. </p><p><br /></p><p>The newer NGC slabs allow for edge viewing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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