Put the slab a plastic baggie & squeeze it in a vise. You can squeeze the narrow dimension until you hear a “crack” & then squeeze the longer dimension until you hear another “crack”. The plastic baggie keeps the coin & plastic halves from leaving your control. Edit to add: If you don't like my technique, then you can smack it with a hammer. Most slabs will crack easily. (Some more easily than others). I think the ICG slabs are pretty tough so you may need a Plutonium laser for cracking those.
do you need a theme song? I think I like the first version best. Richie Havens, Freedom, (Woodstock) Jimi Hendrix - Freedom
Macedonia, Roman Protectorate. First Meris. Ca. 167-148 B.C. AR tetradrachm (30 mm, 16.82 g, 12 h). Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder, in central boss of Macedonian shield / ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ, club; above, monogram; below, two monograms; all within oak wreath; in outer left field, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1 176; SNG Ashmolean 3299; SNG Copenhagen 1314. NGC Ch VF, strike: 5/5, surface: 4/5. Vauction 318 lot 32 Hammer: $290 (I confused the price w another coin in the OP)
Although I have vices I do not have access to a vise. But I do have a hammer. As my Dad used to say "if you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got and electrical problem."
My Mother said, "If you can't find a rake, use a hoe." One of those might be too cumbersome, but fun to use on a slab.
do exactly what he did in the vid. he wrapped the towel around so splinters don't fly around. There's no way you can reach the coin in a strike even if you used a maul so your totally safe.
