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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2825350, member: 76194&quot;]A few weeks I won a free slabbed ancient beauty courtesy of the great [USER=76544]@Brian Bucklan[/USER] . He had a single request, treat this slabbed coin with great respect. As all of you know, us ancients folks have a deep affection for slabbed coins. So naturally I wanted to take my slabbed beauty on a trip to Cuba, but due to their strict regulations I decided it wasn&#039;t worth the risk of spending a week in one of those 5 Star Cuban prisons full of lovely roaches and cuddly rats.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I&#039;ve finally gotten around to showing this beautiful hunk of plastic the respect it deserves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here she is with a lovely message for me from Brian Bucklan. Thanks Brian!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]664653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]664654[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately upon close inspection (and you can see the discoloration on the obverse shot by the flower design), the patina has become damaged and possibly detached. But that&#039;s a small price to pay for having this coin encased in it&#039;s glorious plastic penthouse from ICG.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now that I finally had fulfilled my lifelong dream of having an ancient coin on a slab, I had to decide how to celebrate this momentous occasion the right way, and show my proper respects to the practice of slabbing ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I decided that this prestigious slab from ICG could use a deep tissue massage to show it my appreciation for housing this little coin from Rhodes, so I googled &quot;how to give a deep tissue massage to a slab housing an ancient coin&quot; and came up with a big fat NOTHING. Now that wouldn&#039;t do, after all, this slab deserved all the gratitude in the world. So I decided to improvise and asked &quot;Mr. Hammer&quot; if he would do the honors for me. Mr. Hammer got right to work and I must say the results were far better than I expected.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]664659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After this spa treatment, this slab now knows how much us ancient folks really appreciate its kind, and I&#039;m sure she&#039;ll let other slabs know just what a thrilling treat slabs are in for in the hands of us ancients folks. Just look at the image folks, you can really see the loving and tender care that this delightful little slab received at the hands of Mr. Hammer.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the coin itself, and just as I suspected, the obverse patina did get a tiny chip while encased in the slab, but it&#039;s really not too bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]664660[/ATTACH]</p><p>Rhodes AE10. (1.02g)</p><p>ca 394-304 BC.</p><p>P-O either side of rose, S to left / rose.</p><p>SNG Cop 248</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excuse my lack of photography skills, but these tiny little coins are a pain to photograph and this is the best I could do with my award winning photography skills acquired from 30 seconds worth of photography lessons. Please note the coin is a darker olive color in hand, but I lightened it to make it easier to view the details.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note: No slabs were harmed in the making of this thread...except for one.</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And thanks again Brian for the free coin. I hope the great respect I showed the slab leaves you reassured that your treasured gift went to the right home.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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