I'm having trouble removing the cents from the rolls. Any suggestions besides breaking the tubes?? The coins I have removed are high grade and dripping with luster.
I'm having trouble removing the cents from the rolls. Any suggestions besides breaking the tubes?? The coins I have removed are high grade and dripping with luster. View attachment 851592 View attachment 851593 View attachment 851595 View attachment 851596 View attachment 851597 View attachment 851599 View attachment 851600 View attachment 851601
Nice coins. I think I read on here that putting them in the freezer caused the plastic to expand making them slide out easier.
Nice coins. I think I read on here that putting them in the freezer caused the plastic to expand making them slide out easier.
One of the more interesting posts I read here. I wish I could remember who it was. Used a PVC pipe cutter on the roll and it worked beautifully.
I was seriously tempted to tag @Oldhoopster with a BEST ANSWER . . . problem is, "How long . . . ?" wasn't the original question posed in the thread . . . foiled again!
I left them in the freezer until the plastic froze then dropped em till they cracked. Worked great, mostly.
My technique is to deeply score the side of the tube with my Leatherman saw or similar until I am almost through. I have used a pocket knife, but that was time consuming. Be careful, do not go fast. I then use a straight edge screwdriver, insert into the groove, twist, and split through the scored line. I work down the line. I takes about 5 or 10 minutes per tube, and I figure that into what I am willing to pay. I have tried hot water and freezing, this method works the best for me.
I wouldn't have thought of the freezer thing. Interesting. The few times I've had this situation, I've just bashed the tube against the edge of a marble countertop or something like that until it cracked. It's admittedly a crude and brutal solution, but it worked. That little bit of purple in the left field of a couple of those obverse photos... reflections, or toning? Nice hint of toning if that's what it is.