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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3066581, member: 44316&quot;]Ancient-coin collectors prefer raw coins. Grading is largely for beginners who come from collecting US coins. Many of them are used to slabbed coins in which the precise MS number can make a huge difference in cost. The same coin, submitted twice, may get different numbers and change in value! Are US collectors buying the coin or the slab?</p><p><br /></p><p>Slabs provide a sense of security to beginners. However, anyone who cares more about the NGC <b>grade</b> number of an <b>ancient</b> coin than its <b>condition</b> (a term which encompasses grade, but includes much more) has proven he knows little about value in the area of ancient coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Leave it raw and join us as a real ancient-coin collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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