How Is The Best Way To Get This 1971-D Kennedy Out Of Lucite. - Page 2

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Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6586 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 09:54 am Why bother? Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19179 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 10:14 am Rising to the challenge--part of the human adventure. Go at it and see where it leads. Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 11:17 am Normally it can also be sold encased as some like things like that. Ben the coin geek shared around 50 in this video, not a typical collectible but again some do pay for that. Fj-whaxuV1M As to removal: Alan V. Weinberg writes: "Following advice I received some years ago from an unknown numismatist, I have had complete success extracting coins & medals from paperweight-size Lucite by placing the Lucite object overnight in the freezer, then taking it to the garage cement floor , placing it down on top of a blanket and hitting the uncovered Lucite directly & sharply once or twice with a hammer. The frozen cold Lucite shatters and you can extract the coin. I emphasize use a blanket because sometimes the coin will go flying when you hit the Lucite and you don't want the coin to hit the cement and dent. Also wear some sort of glasses so Lucite shards don't fly into your eyes. It works!" The general other advice has said that most would not do it a second time unless it was of very high value. The reason for the other comments is that even graded you can see the values here for this coin with pcgs which has the highest selling value, and the grading fees are not free. So its essentially a money loss to grade unless you have a MS67 or better grade. The second image shows there arent too many of those found in that grade, so its very unlikely to come back in that grade even in top condition. Edited by datadragon 12/28/2023 11:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 1:23 pm Good Luck and you might want to wear some goggles!! Report this Post to the Staff
1983 Valued Member Canada 139 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 1:56 pm No it's not worth anything but it will be a cool experiment,kinda fun really,no harm done to a collector coin. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 7:26 pm Normal the Lucite could dissolve in acetone. Or soak in liquid nitrogen and then drop in cold water. Thermal shock work well but could be dangerous for the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 8:24 pm @1983, if you decide to crack this out, please add pictures of the extracted coin to this thread. Thx and good luck! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96735 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 9:01 pm ok so freeze it ,huh? This I gotta see.. 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 96735 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 9:06 pm it looks like bubbles to me 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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8770 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 9:55 pm -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Khromtau Pillar of the Community United States 676 Posts	Posted 12/29/2023 12:18 am You running propane or acetylene? Acetylene burns a lot hotter but is more expensive. An oxy-acetylene torch would be better, more control over how much you burn away, and less risk of turning the coin into a pile of oxide. On the other hand, you will use more than 50 cents in gas doing so. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8770 Posts	Posted 12/29/2023 05:38 am Quote: You running propane or acetylene? Tater tots, so it's low heat. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 12/29/2023 11:36 am Are you guys Deep Frying a TurDucken? Be careful and wear some goggles! Report this Post to the Staff
1983 Valued Member Canada 139 Posts	Posted 12/29/2023 12:37 pm Just getting advice here and reading up on it,fun experiment too try,I'll get as much Lucite off with the hacksaw first then deciding what to do next,still reading and asking here. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 12/29/2023 2:11 pm Looking forward to your results! Report this Post to the Staff
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