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mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 08:08 am Opinions: Do you think it possible to break this coin out without damaging the coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6676 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 08:24 am These coins are polished. I would leave it be. Make's a nice paper weight I have one somewhere Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26153 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 11:48 am Mike, this subject has come up before. Everyone who has has liberated a coin from lucite said that it was difficult, tedious, and not worth doing again. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 191235 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 12:03 pm I agree. I would keep this intact as a fun conversation piece. If you need a 1904 for your collection there are easier ways to get one. Unless this is a 1904-S; but even then the aggressive cleaning is going to mute its value. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 12:07 pm Leave well enough alone. Report this Post to the Staff
mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 1:08 pm Thanks for the input. The item was part of a 5.6lb, mixed denom bag of coins auction. If the price was near an estimate of face value (+10 or 20%) it might be fun to hunt the cache for interesting coins. If the breakout could succeed, that would definitely adjust the bidding. Will pass on bidding. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 100302 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 9:00 pm well, at least it won't tarnish or get an ugly tone Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26153 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 9:16 pm This guy posted a video on removing a really nice 1882-O Morgan from lucite / acrylic. Essentially, he is not a "shop guy", as virtually ever tool and the vise he used were not appropriate for the task. And it seems he tried to do it quickly. The results are predictable. Acrylic can be dissolved with solvents, but the amount needed would probably exceed the value of the entrapped coin, not to mention the issue of disposing of the mess in a responsible way. IbMVD06Cut8 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75966 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 11:09 pm I agree, just leave it the way it is. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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