Is PCGS now slabbing Ancients? ::Additional Info. Provided by Mozeppa::

braddick

Lot 3335 of this Sunday's Teletrade auction shows an ancient certified by PCGS.

Is this now the norm?

BECOKA

Slabbing looks like yes based on the photo, grading not sure.

Edited: So someone paid $100 for genuine service on this? How much is a coin like this worth?

ColonialCoinUnion

That's surprising.

Shamika

Never seen a PCGS slab where the serial number is next to the barcode (as opposed to above it).

mozeppa

Mines not slabbed

wonder what his grade is?....(I think mines in better shape)

jdillane

<< <i>Mines not slabbed

wonder what his grade is?....(I think mines in better shape)

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Me likey!! It almost looks too nice....

coolest

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<< <i>Mines not slabbed

wonder what his grade is?....(I think mines in better shape)

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Me likey!! It almost looks too nice.... >>



This coin looks uncirculated, which seems odd after 1000 years. Could it be a fake?

braddick

Ancients are a specialty field that requires Graders to be specialists within the field as counterfeits are rampant.
I wasn't aware PCGS had such experts on their premises unless they (now) shop these coins out?

mozeppa

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<< <i>Mines not slabbed

wonder what his grade is?....(I think mines in better shape)

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Me likey!! It almost looks too nice.... >>



This coin looks uncirculated, which seems odd after 1000 years. Could it be a fake? >>



nope its real... not a fake.

i bought it from a very knowledgeable man whose passion is ancients

mozeppa

Hi i'll be copying this to the original post...

my shekel of tyre was almost $800.00 when i bought it last year.

and from my pictures you can see mines better than the slabbed one. in my estimate i'd say that the slabbed one is worth about 400 to 450 bucks. because of its wear.

interestingly tho ...

this silver coin... and only one other type of silver coin, was the only 2 examples that could have been used as coinage that made up the "30 pieces of siver" that were used to betray Jesus to the authorities. These were the highest denomination coins in the kingdom at the time of Jesus....... (no gold made it to Jerusalem until much later.)
most coinage at the time was brought in from other Roman conquests to be used for commerce.
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both were "shekels"- or - "Tetradrachm"
both were nearly the same size.
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1st example obverse has:
is of "Roman / Syria" extraction.
issued ...30 B.C. to 60 A.D.
the head of Philip facing right.
and is inscribed..."in the name of philip philadephos. O: Diad"
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1st example reverse has:

"Zeus" seated to the left on his throne.
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2nd example obverse has:
is of "Phoenicia / tyre" extraction.
issued ...about 20 B.C. to 55 A.D.
the beardless laureled head of "Melgarth" facing right.
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2nd example reverse has:

a standing eagle facing left with a club in the left field.

*note*
I have it as a "sear catalog" number of 5918-5920
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below is a picture of the 2nd example...

coinkat

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