>>20426306Yeah that's a handful worth of coins from the collection, there's nothing better than fondling ancient coins, especially Greek ones!
>Is it true that ancient coin collectors prefer non-graded/capsuled coinsI hate graded slabbed coins, the best analogy I can come up with is it would be like volunteering to wear a condom every time you have sex with your perfectly clean and faithful woman. Not my style, lol. My preference aside, it is also true that collectors of ancients are probably the least tolerant of slabs of anyone under the broad numismatic umbrella. They appreciate authenticated coins of course but "graded" ancients are a joke. There are so many more variables at play with coins that are all hand-struck with hand-carved dies with varying force and varying orientation on planchets that are all different, coins that were then buried in all sorts of conditions with a wide spectrum of influences on the patina and surfaces and the structure of the metal itself. There are lots of fakes out there so some people are comforted by slabbed authenticated coins, but if you buy from reputable dealers you have basically nothing to worry about.
