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MSI2 Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 07/28/2020 11:50 pm Ii forgot to mention. Use safety glasses for this procedure. Report this Post to the Staff
mikem007 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 07/29/2020 9:01 pm I scored both sides of the tube with a razor to the point where I could sense I was hitting some of the rims. Let sit on the dash of my truck in direct sun and several times tried to rack/twist the tube to get it to split open along the scrores. Very hot. Had to use gloves. No dice. Couldn't get it to split apart. After 8 hours of sun, I used pliers and tore the top section off the tube. Report this Post to the Staff
mikem007 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 07/29/2020 9:02 pm At this point, I don't think I'm going to find anything spectacular in this tube. Might use an axe to smash this thing apart and release these into the wild... Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/29/2020 9:15 pm All that trouble for an MS-60 Memorial . Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189116 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 09:39 am Quote: So I have a related question. I store a lot of nickels in tubes. Will the problem that the OP had with his pennies eventually happen with my tubes? Or is the problem more related to the type of tube originally used to store the pennies? The tubes I use were purchased within the last couple of years. The type is the problem and I think yours should be fine. I have some tubes from the late 1980s that are fine. They are Whitman brand. Quote: I scored both sides of the tube with a razor to the point where I could sense I was hitting some of the rims. Let sit on the dash of my truck in direct sun and several times tried to rack/twist the tube to get it to split open along the scrores. Very hot. Had to use gloves. No dice. Couldn't get it to split apart. After 8 hours of sun, I used pliers and tore the top section off the tube. It was worth a try, in my opinion. Thank you for sharing the results. 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
mikem007 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 10:19 am Yeah, wait for my next results... I'm going to use a saw to cut the tubes and then peel each penny off the plastic. I'm expecting lots of post mint damages... Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5675 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 11:12 am Quote: I sold them as is, and let someone else deal with the problem. I think my solution was the best! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189116 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 12:06 pm Quote: Yeah, wait for my next results... I'm going to use a saw to cut the tubes and then peel each penny off the plastic. I'm expecting lots of post mint damages... 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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19187 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 2:52 pm Could be pricey and a bit dangerous, but immersion of a full tube in pure acetone might prove interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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