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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 7672608, member: 94602"]I don't particularly like keeping coins in NGC slabs. In this case I can't even imagine why the coin got slabbed in the first place. You don't need NGC to tell you that it's low grade with a test cut.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIDGID vs NGC. This felt a bit like using a sledgehammer to break a nut. But it is very fast, the coin was out in 1 minute. The advantage is that you can place the holder in the pliers and apply pressure along the periphery, while it's just 5 cm from the floor. You control the pressure and the point of the pressure so you can't run into catastrophic events like the slab breaking in the middle and the coin flying when pressing too much with a vice.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318137[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The turtle happily ended up in my hand afterwards where it could enjoy some caressing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie60" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater. Tortoise / Large square incuse with skew pattern. ex- Naville auction 1, 04.04.1921, lot 1634 (Pozzi collection).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318138[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318147[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 7672608, member: 94602"]I don't particularly like keeping coins in NGC slabs. In this case I can't even imagine why the coin got slabbed in the first place. You don't need NGC to tell you that it's low grade with a test cut. RIDGID vs NGC. This felt a bit like using a sledgehammer to break a nut. But it is very fast, the coin was out in 1 minute. The advantage is that you can place the holder in the pliers and apply pressure along the periphery, while it's just 5 cm from the floor. You control the pressure and the point of the pressure so you can't run into catastrophic events like the slab breaking in the middle and the coin flying when pressing too much with a vice. [ATTACH=full]1318137[/ATTACH] The turtle happily ended up in my hand afterwards where it could enjoy some caressing :kiss: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater. Tortoise / Large square incuse with skew pattern. ex- Naville auction 1, 04.04.1921, lot 1634 (Pozzi collection). [ATTACH=full]1318138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1318147[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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