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Wow, I would have never thought of jbuck as someone that would do a 'vise-job' on one of his coins!  ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Not sure if you had any shards of plastic fly off, but I do when using the old hammer or heavy duty dyke cutters like I use, I'd place a towel over the coin as you crank the clamp, at least wear safety glasses!
A nice un-entombment piece jbuck!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I'm still a confirmed "slab lover". I do love my PCGS Ike set, no doubt, but this particular Dansco album dates back over thirty years. I cannot quit now! Quote:
Hope you are gonna save the label though. For now I will keep it in an envelope in one of my OGP storage boxes. Not sure if I want to tape it inside the Dansco or not. Quote:
Not sure if you had any shards of plastic fly off, Every bit of plastic was contained inside the paper towel wrapping. There was one chunk (I believe between cycles 4 and 5) that I removed before I re-wrapped. Thank you all for the comments. |
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Nice break out. Even nicer coin! Congrats on filling that hole.
I've used a similar method to yours as well as clipping the edge method. Both worked just fine and didn't damage the coin.
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... didn't damage the coin. I found that the rubber insert is quite protective of the coin! |
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Every bit of plastic was contained inside the paper towel wrapping. There was one chunk (I believe between cycles 4 and 5) that I removed before I re-wrapped. DOH!  I even looked at the photo of it wrapped too. But still a good point y'all don't want plastic shards in your eyes - ever! I've bled before when cracking slabs.  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I even looked at the photo of it wrapped too.  And paper towels are better becuase you can toss them. Never, ever use your spouse's good towels.  Quote:
I've bled before when cracking slabs.  A lesson for the kids! Safety first.  |
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My preferred method is clamping the slab in a vise with the coin well below the top of the vice jaws and using the jaws as a top guide for a hand hacksaw. Do this for 3 sides and you can usually pull the coin out without too much effort and without a 4th cut. Just be careful not to drop it on the floor!
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Never, ever use your spouse's good towels. No more spouse, I traded her to keep my coin collection.   "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I decided to try the delicate approach Nicely done! |
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My preferred method is clamping the slab in a vise with the coin well below the top of the vice jaws and using the jaws as a top guide for a hand hacksaw... That was an option I considered, but I do not have a bench vise at home. I do have one at the office, but I work from home now. I was going in one day a week over the summer... so maybe if I had bought it sooner?   Quote:
No more spouse, I traded her to keep my coin collection. Quote:
Nicely done! Thanks!  |
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Good idea. A C clamp is a good way to free the coin. I've used my band saw.
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09/29/2022 2:32 pm
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Looks good. Sweet outcome and kudos to being brave. I'm not sure if I'll try this or my trusty Dremel attachment which I usually use next time.
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Awesome addition to your collection. Congrats. I also like the story-like quality of this thread as well as the how-to aspect of it. Btw, last slab I broke out, I used my mitre saw box. Lots of fine plastic bits all over the place but it worked great. Your method seems to save a lot of wear and tear on tools. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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