Uncirculated 1959 Lincoln cents in plastic container jammed

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Next time you fire up the stove. Leave them on top. But set timer for food. I'm old school. Or post #21.

 

Alls i have is a screwdriver pliers and hammer.

 

Yeah we all got one of those. Your getting my best answer. I do like the pipe cutter also

 

Already used my best answer. Sorry

 

See. This guy is a thinker. Doug. You the man

 

Ahhhh man. I'll shut up

 

I have an experiment I have to post sometime where I took some cent coins and deposited different solvents on the surface and allowed them to evaporate several times. To my surprise, even Deionized water attacked the surface, and my guess it was because of dissolving gases in the ambient air...gotta make a post on this.

 

Yep, that's what happens. You must never let moisture condense on copper or it ruins the surface. Condensation is worse than just putting water on the surface since the water comes from the air, so it contains the maximum levels of corrosive chemistry.

 

Nice photogs dear fellow.......

 

Yep, like I'm going to do that on 1000 coins, and maybe thousands more if I am lucky enough to buy more of these Meghrig rolls! Get real. Cutting and snapping is quick since it works all 50 coins in bulk, and completely eliminates the risk of getting your pristine BU coins wet. Honestly I can't understand why folks continue to suggest the freezing method.

 

I have never damaged a coin by my method of carefully cutting the tube lengthwise, then snapping the cut open.

Have you ever actually used your method to open one of these Meghrig rolls? If you had, you would know that the walls of the Meghrig tubes are extremely thick, making it easy to cut into them without risk of damage, if you are reasonably careful.

 

OK, 1959 cents, even BU are not that valuable but, I would suggest you wrap the tube in a towel and break with your hand. The coins should be fine and you won't want to reuse the tubes anyway.

 

Unfortunately, the Meghrig tubes that folks are talking about are extremely strong and thick-walled. They are made from a different material than other tubes, and are very difficult to break. Plus, they are holding the coins very tightly due to their shrinkage, so if you try to break them, the coins will grind against each other, and if you are lucky enough to have the tube break cleanly, a few coins may come out from either side of the break, but the rest will still be stuck in the remnants of the tube. I tried opening my first Meghrig roll this way, and it was a disaster!

 

Hold the tube upside down over your toilet and heat with a hair dryer.

Plop, plop, plop...

Flush.

 

Kripes you're devil old fellow.......

 

I have a roll of 1943-S that is stuck in one of these blasted tubes. Others probably have valuable rolls as well. So the question of how to open them without damaging the coins is a real one.

 

Carefully executed..........most carefully, but you guys know that. It can be done with a minimum (to none) of damage. Just use your head. Careful extaction is possible, but every extraction is unique.......heanse your head'........