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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3275654, member: 97383"]Victor, as I've stated in previous threads I'm not totally adverse to getting coins slabbed, weather they are ancient or modern, in fact I believe some coins should be slabbed for a variety of reasons. Over the years I've had hundreds of coins slabbed by the four major 3rd party grading companies. Some of my ancients were in such extraordinary condition I didn't want them handled or exposed to a toxic environment, hence they got slabbed. In other cases some of my coins that exceeded $5,000.00 in value got slabbed for the assurance they weren't fake, altered, or over-cleaned. Most of the ancient coins I had auctioned with a value of $250.00 or more got slabbed because they usually fetch higher prices than raw coins. I personally feel large handsome ancient bronze coins shouldn't be slabbed because it detracts from their appearance & you also loose that tactile sensation of handling them. I also believe slabbing ancient coins less than $250.00 in value is a waste of money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3275654, member: 97383"]Victor, as I've stated in previous threads I'm not totally adverse to getting coins slabbed, weather they are ancient or modern, in fact I believe some coins should be slabbed for a variety of reasons. Over the years I've had hundreds of coins slabbed by the four major 3rd party grading companies. Some of my ancients were in such extraordinary condition I didn't want them handled or exposed to a toxic environment, hence they got slabbed. In other cases some of my coins that exceeded $5,000.00 in value got slabbed for the assurance they weren't fake, altered, or over-cleaned. Most of the ancient coins I had auctioned with a value of $250.00 or more got slabbed because they usually fetch higher prices than raw coins. I personally feel large handsome ancient bronze coins shouldn't be slabbed because it detracts from their appearance & you also loose that tactile sensation of handling them. I also believe slabbing ancient coins less than $250.00 in value is a waste of money.[/QUOTE]
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