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jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 5:51 pm G Day there, I am having a heck of a time trying to decide what is going on with this coin. There seem's to be cracking around the middle part of the rims circumference. My thoughts are heading towards a less of an extent of a split planchet. Possibly a Lamination of some sort? But in on the rim I'm not sure what to do with this coin, Leave it, or try to crack it (using extreme cold & hot temp's) any OP's of this would be great! Cheer's jpl.. PS, if you look at the first photo there seem's to be some kind of tooling mark's, but none of them match up together like what you would see if a coin was squeezed in a vice? The coin is straight and true & in no real damage, maybe someone has had a light go at it trying to use Inward Pressure (vice/multigrips). I don't think that these Marks ( PMD) contribute to the actual Question of this coin. Edited by jpl 08/25/2013 9:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 10:22 pm Looks like one I had a little while ago. I tried everything to try and crack it open but I couldnt. Give it a go and cross your fingers. Report this Post to the Staff
jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 11:28 pm Cheer's Enworb, This is the first of these for me, what Methods can you advise me on to try and crack this fella? probably from the lest destructive method first, then the next step down? Thank's jpl.. Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff Pillar of the Community Australia 877 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 11:33 pm Soak in water (drop of detergent to ensure it penetrates) then freeze is one suggested method. Might need repeating several times if it looks like it is opening a little. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 12:43 am Jeff, it is in the freezer at the moment, It will turn it into an ice cube tonight & see how it go's with detergent! jpl.. PS, Some Liquid Nitrogen would come in handy, but it would not be so good if it shattered into a T-1000 screen shot! Edited by jpl 08/26/2013 12:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 12:56 am Mine seemed to have a much more pronounced split that the one you have. After freezing didnt work I threw it on its edge at the floor for about an hour. Then tried freezing again and then dropping it in boiling water but that didnt work either.Good luck anyway! Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 01:07 am You could try "Dry Ice" and boiling water Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 03:48 am Thats taking it to a whole new level. Might work though. Report this Post to the Staff
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