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I am trying to open my PCGS case to get the Kennedy half out that I bought and I cant get in it lol. |
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You should be getting numerous methods on how to do that here. My list of ways may or may not be suitable for younger collectors.  1. Take up to the top of a tall building and drop off the side. Making sure someone is down there waiting. 2. Acquire a Butane Tank, torch head, ignight the entire plastic case and the coin should be the only thing left. MAYBE  3. Hand it to a 10 year old and tell them this can not be opened by anyone. The average 10 year old can do things grownups just can't. 4. Send to me and I'll open it but no returns on the coin. NOW the real method. Simply using either a Dremel type drill or a Saber saw, cut off 2 or more of the ends. Using a screw driver pry it opene. When using any tool to cut off the plastic, make sure it is NOT A FINE TOOTHED blade. Fast speeds and fine toothed blades will create enough heat to remelt the plastic as fast as you cut it. Even a Hack Saw will work. Holding in a vice too helps with the cutting. Remember to always wear safety googles when working with plastic since it does tend to splinter and eyes are not easily replaced. |
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"the case" .......do you mean the blue case or the slab itself?
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Remember to always wear safety goggles when working with plastic since it does tend to splinter and eyes are not easily replaced.
See Rule No. 1 above before doing anything. I this case instead of google it, it's goggle it! I use 2 Vise-Grips or pliers and break the end opposite the coin. |
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Not to ask a really stupid question... But why are you removing a certified Kennedy half from it's certification holder? Once you crack that holder, the coin is no longer certified... Certification isn't cheap, particularly for a coin like a Kennedy half, where there usually isn't a lot of profit margin in the first place. And PCGS is certainly a good TPG service. |
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Quote:Not to ask a really stupid question... But why are you removing a certified Kennedy half from it's certification holder? Once you crack that holder, the coin is no longer certified... Certification isn't cheap, particularly for a coin like a Kennedy half, where there usually isn't a lot of profit margin in the first place. And PCGS is certainly a good TPG service. Not sure if he is like me but I collect coins, not plastic. I have no intent of ever selling a coin so when I purchase a coin in a slab, out comes the coin and into an Album. I could care less about loss of value by ruining a piece of plsatic. |
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seems to me there was a vid that showed a guy opening a case with a set of bolt cutters
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Now, I didn't say there weren't perfectly good reasons to bust a slab open. There are, and your example is the perfect illustration, Carl. My point was, TPG'ing adds something to the price of a fairly common, recent issue. It would seem that it would generally, (though I admit, not always) cheaper to buy a non-certified example. I also have to confess that in 35 years or so... I've never purchased a certified coin. What someone else thinks really doesn't matter to me. If I buy it, I have my reasons, and it's what I think that counts.  |
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Of course people are free to do what they like with their coins, but I agree with JMerrick in this case. I think that you do pay a rather high premium for certified modern coins, especially PCGS coins. I dont think it matters quite as much for your run of the mill classic coins.
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Be careful as the plastic can be sharp. I sliced my finger open once :o
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I use Small bolt cutters or dikes, (Diagonal cutter pliers),
As to cracking Kennedys we cracked out quite a few to fill our Dansco 8166. Slabbed certified coins are fairly reasonable & make an awesome collection.
If trying to open a blue box, just squeeze the middle below the cover.
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Billie, that that is exactly what I am doing. Is trying to fill my Dansco with the absolute best Kennedy's possible. Anyway, I watched a youtube video. He took a wash rag and wrapped the slabbed coin in it and then took a hammer and tapped on the edges and it just popped right open!
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If you do that, make sure you don't smack the coin or, it flies out and hits the ground. I like Carls method.
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I agree with just carl!  |
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