I don't know if this video has been posted yet, but if anyone missed it, it's worth watching, see the link below. The narrator makes it clear he's not in favor of slabbing, however, his presentation is objective & well done. I'm sure this video won't change anyone's opinion on the slabbing issue but I was surprised to find this on YouTube .
I watched this video. I liked it. This guy's channel ("Classical Numismatics") has a lot of interesting videos about ancient coins. He seems to have a new video, every week or so. Other channels with interesting ancient coin videos, including Byzantine coin videos : TrustedCoins (Ilya Zlobin), Coin Doctor. There are also a lot of interesting Youtube videos about ancient coins, from various other persons who don't have a large number of videos about ancient coins, but they have a few interesting videos. And for ancient Chinese coins, Gumardee has some interesting Youtube videos, and there are other such videos from other persons. For Spanish colonial cob coins, "CaptainMyCaptain" has some good Youtube videos. My favorite coin related Youtube searches : Byzantine coin, ancient coin, Roman coin, Greek coin, Chinese coin, cob coin. I like to watch coin related Youtube videos, on my TV, when I'm relaxing before bedtime.
Classical Numismatics is hands down the best channel on youtube for ancient coins! Varied content across all fields is posted regularly and the creator isn't afraid to take a stand against things which might lose him followers like plastic coffins (or slabs if you prefer)
Why? Just curious, I know he had a weird interaction with Rick on Pawnstars but I bought a coin from him and everything went fine.
Classical Nurismatics is a gem on YouTube reguarding ancient coins. He is very very informative and he even helps others pronounce Greek or Latin legends/inscriptions on the coins! Reguarding slabs, I personally don't like handling my coins too much, I currently use DIY slabs called QuickSlab by a company in NJ called Lighthouse. They come in numerous sizes and I specifically chose the rectangular (certified slab size) becuase they leave some room for me to stick some labels on the slabs. QuickSlab holders can be reopened once closed anytime and is much easier to reopen than other DIY slabs you find on the internet. I personally love to display my coins this way, I have considered abafil cases but for now I will stick to these DIY holders. I've purchased an aluminum case with trays that will hold 6 slabs each (case holds 80 slabs). Note that every holders you buy come in packs of 5, and if your coin is 18mm, you will need to buy one size under that at 17mm unless the coin is 18.5mm. Here are some ancients in these slabs I've already labeled, (Sorry if pics are blurry, my phone doesn't really take great photos)
....hehe...well, around here, he's got a bad rep, but like you, i have bought several coins from him...he goes at it a different way and is kinda high on stuff, but back in the day, he was only one of a few that guaranteed his coins to be authentic..and that was worth a lot...and i've called him years later about coin i'd purchased from him and he answered..
Here are some more pics of my QuickSlabs with bronze coins, with bronze coins I take no chances, I wash them with distilled water, I dry them with a heat gun and apply rennesaince wax before putting them into the holders.
