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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1185921, member: 5739&quot;]<b>My Slabbed Sesterces, and thoughts on slabbing ancients....</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I am not big on the debate between &#039;to slab or not to slab&#039; The only slabbed ancients I have/had were that way when I bought them and I got a heck of a good deal (under $30 each).</p><p>The first slabbed coin I bought was a MARS ULTOR Sestertius of Severus Alexander slabbed by ANACS, I still have it, one of my favorite Roman Bronzes, however when being shipped to me, the slab cracked a bit and obscured the portrait of the Emperor, this saddened me, and after a year or so I decided it was time to move. I took a hacksaw and removed it, careful to keep the little info sheet intact.... upon opening it I noticed that this coin was far too thick to have been placed in such a slab in the first place, which likely lead to it&#039;s crack and eventual removal by me.</p><p><br /></p><p>My other slabbed ancient is another Sestertius of Severus Alexander &#039;ROMAE AETERNAE&#039; slabbed by NGC Ancients. I still have this one too, and have not removed it, nor do I plan to, since it looks nice and all is visible through the slab, so I plan on keeping it this way.... like I said both these coins I bought while slabbed, and paid around USD $30 for each, years ago, a good price by any standards I think. </p><p><br /></p><p>So anyhow here are some pics of the one I removed.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>First pic</u>: My MARS ULTOR Sestertius in its original slab, before it was cracked in transit.</p><p><u>Second and Third pic</u>: My MARS ULTOR Sestertius removed from its slab. Flash/No Flash. Beautiful coin I think, looks much nicer this way.</p><p><u>Fourth pic</u>: My MARS ULTOR Sestertius just after removal from slab, with slab pieces around. ( I admit I did a bit of a sloppy job removing it, but I didn&#039;t feel like breaking out the band saw or anything like that, and was actually quite careful, even if it doesn&#039;t look that way from the remains, this being one of my favorite coins I was especially careful when removing it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Fifth pic</u>: My ROMAE AETERNAE Sestertius of Sev Alexander, Slabbed by NGC Ancients, Obverse only... out of room for pics.... I like the portrait on this one, and have no plans to remove it from it&#039;s slab, I also like the newer NGC slabs that show a little of the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow that is my experience with removing ancients from slabs, but I have no strong opinion on them, I guess some people like their ancients un-toucheable and sealed in plastic.... not me though.... however I do not think I would <u>ever</u> send any of my Ancient coins, even my nicest rarest ones (like the one on my avatar) to be slabbed, I like to be able to take out and hold the history, and it makes a much deeper impression on people that I show them to I think, especially youngsters.... just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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