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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
I bought a proof coin in an air tight capsule. I can't get the coin to come out of the capsule, I tried tapping the back of the capsule and I tried squeezing the sides, none of those ways seem to work. How do I get the coin out?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Wrap in towel.
Slowly crush the edges in a vise, until you hear a cracking sound. Capsule should be fairly easy to break open after that.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1191 Posts |
Is there a way to get the coin out without breaking the capsule?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
Maybe it's in the original capsule from the mint? If so, you can carefully insert a tiny jewelry screwdriver into the seam and work your way around the rim. It should finally pop open.
Is it a real Air-Tite brand capsule? They should open too, but I've never had one in hand. I'm assuming it would be similar to the mint capsules.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
I have no problem opening the capsule. It's the getting the coin out part that gives me the problem.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
Oh. They aways just fell out when I opened the capsule.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
Is it an ASE? They might have put it in a 40.0 mm capsule instead of a 40.6 mm capsule. If that is the case, no you can't get it out without cracking it. I know because I accidentally did that once with an ASE bullion coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
309 Posts |
Try putting it in the freezer for a few minutes. Both the coin and the plastic will contract just a bit. When you take it out of the freezer, the coin should come out relatively easily. Almost always works for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
Oh, so that's how the phrase "cold cash" came about.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
No, a little freezer action will not hurt the coin. It's just a piece of metal. It can handle extreme temps way better than us humans.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3265 Posts |
This is why I stopped using the air-tites. They do their job remarkably well. Don't misconstrue my stopping of using them with they are of poor quality because they are very well made. I just hated to handle them (too slippery) and also very difficult to get the coin out should I want to.
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Valued Member
United States
398 Posts |
Hello, what finally caused it to come out?
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Posted 01/19/2016 6:01 pm
