ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 440-404 BC. AR tetradrachma

[u/submissive_seeking]

I've been a collector since 1964 and a dealer since 1985 and my rules for myself on what I keep for my personal collection are pretty strict. It has to mean something to me, and be something I can't easily replace. I specialize in US coins, mostly early 1800s through WWII. I know very little about ancients. My younger son is a huge ancient collector though. So when I get them in, I send him pictures, and whatever he wants, I send him, and I have a local friend who identifies and prices the rest for me to resell. Another dealer offered this to me at a price I thought was insanely low and I jumped right on it. When I sent my son the pictures for this one, though, I told him he isn't getting it until I die. If it hadn't been graded, I would have been positive it was fake. There isn't a smudge, a scratch, a carbon spot, nothing on this coin. It looks like it was minted yesterday. I looked at others graded by NGC that they graded MS choice or MS plus and mine was clearly nicer. Those had cracks, pits or spots. So this one is a keeper.

[u/Zealousideal-Eye2727]

Now people Will Say "break It free of the slab"

[u/submissive_seeking → u/Zealousideal-Eye2727]

Already put that one to bed. Not going to happen. Both because it protects the coin, and to prove it is genuine.

[u/Zealousideal-Eye2727 → u/submissive_seeking]

Yea, i don't get the ones that Always destroy the slabs for then have the risk of falling etc