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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 5272233, member: 111037&quot;]Most of my coins end up in quick-slabs or floating display cases after they arrive, but the Venetian Grosso I presented some days earlier was always destined for a much different use. As coins have always had either sacred or artistic themes, people often resorted to turning them into jewelry. In the ancient times they simply drilled a hole in the coin, and even though this is hopefully not happening any more, I was surprised to find out that using ancient coins as jewelry is still common to this day. This gave me food for thought as me and my partner are both practicing Christians and there are plenty of coins with Christian themes or portraits of Jesus. I reckoned it would make a nice Christmas present for her and maybe she would get to appreciate my hobby a bit more.</p><p><br /></p><p>However I was instantly aware that it would probably be morally questionable to risk damaging any ancient coin no matter how common it is. I vowed that I wouldn&#039;t even entertain the thought unless I could find a way that it would do no damage whatsoever to the coin. Jokingly, I thought how convenient would be to wear a coin capsule round your neck, and then it hit me! How about a locket? They are no different from a capsule, and instead of holding floating charms maybe they could hold a coin instead. There are ready made ancient coin pendant-type examples available from some jewelers, but they are usually the bezel type which can still damage a coin at the points of contact, not to mention that they are ridiculously expensive. I decided to experiment on my own by getting ready-made materials and a suitable coin, and if the outcome was attractive and safe for the coin, I would go ahead with it. Here is what I ended up with:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1220436[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The end result seems acceptable to me. The environment of the coin is hardly any different from a coin capsule as it is contained within a metal and glass locket, and in total it cost me a little over £100 including the coin. The locket is an affordable mass-produced one of similar size to the Grosso. The black bits that give it a snug fit and prevent the coin from rattling or touching the inner surfaces of the locket are cut pieces of the anti-toning foam-ring that you find in some fancy coin capsules. Can you think of any potential long term damage to the coin in this set up? Also, is it attractive? I am the kind of clueless guy that may wear white socks with black shoes, so I hope this is a likable gift. I have no idea if she will like it, or even if she will chose to wear it occasionally, but the fun thing is that all I have to do is simply take the coin out of the locket and back into a quick-slab. It is totally reversible. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, what do you think? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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