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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
I wanted to put this in an album page. I watched a YouTube video where some guy put it into a towel and tapped the edges 2-3 times with s hammer and it fell apart. I tried it and all I got were impact marks and the holder was solid. So I figured I needed more force. Nothing. So I really pounded it. I hit it hard enough to smash a brick. One corner broke off. Prying that apart, just broke off the top half and the coin is still stuck. So now what? I already have scratches on my hands from the sharp plastic. These holders are evil. I seriously think I will avoid them in the future where possible.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1314 Posts |
Coping saw or jeweler's saw with coarse tooth blade.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
Try prying it instead of using brute force.
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
or dremel tool with cutting wheel between the coin and the edge of the holder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
I have used bolt cutters. For me, the holder normally snaps right across into 2-3 pieces. Since the rubber piece holding the coin is separate from the hard plastic, it remains undamaged. There was an youtube video showing it but I can't seem to find it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7620 Posts |
1) put safety glasses on; 2) take a flat bladed screw driver and insert the blade in between the edges of the broken sides of the slab; 3) gently pry the slab apart by twisting the screw driver while holding the unbroken edge of the slab. Once you get it pried open remove the collar and the coin.
If that don't work get a chain saw.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
I calmed down and inserted a narrow tool along each side and popped the seams. Thanks. I still hate these diabolical coin traps!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You wasted the $10 it had cost to get this coin (mass) graded.
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Moderator
United States
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Any excuse to buy a sawzall is a good excuse.
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
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Any excuse to buy a sawzall is a good excuse.  There are reasons why I don't own slabs. Has anyone ever damaged a coin while cracking it out of one? Edited by The Silver Searcher
01/01/2015 6:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I always use simple sheet metal shears . Cuts like butter; Taking a hammer to your coin? Even if it is in a slab, really?   Edited by denco7
01/01/2015 6:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You wasted the $10 it had cost to get this coin (mass) graded. To each his own. If I want a raw coin, I buy it raw. If it want it slabbed (or just don't have a preference and it happens to be a slabbed that I purchase) I leave it alone. Haven't been bitten by the cracking-out bug yet. Who knows, perhaps I will one day. After all...empty album holes just mock the owner. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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None of my coins are slabbed.
Slabs do not fit well at all into collection.
I cannot write comments, sale information or attributions on the outside of the slab. You can do that with a simple 2x2.
Many years of experience perhaps, but I think that I have learned to grade most coins fairly accurately for myself.
The only really good reason I can see for slabbing a coin, is if you wish to sell it back into the U.S. numismatic market.
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