How to Crack open a Slab ?

I have a Penny in a generic TPG Holder . What's the best way to crack it open .Should I or not ? I figured a lot of people do this and I thought I would ask how they do it ??
Thanks in advance .

 

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I like @lordmarcovan patented set up…. He places the slab between the spaces of the boards on his porch and steps on it. He has a short video that I am not tech savvy enough to link. Maybe he will see that I rang him up and he can post it for you. Ultra simple and gets the job done.

 

You know there actually YouTube videos of people showing ways to do this. One way I saw was take a hammer and tap on the edge all the way around. While holding it on a hard surface. I think you could also probably use side cutters and cut the edge all the way around? I've never cracked anything out. But that's what I would do.

 

Send it to me, and I'll open it for you, then send it back. I promise.

 

@CoinJockey73 ! You Want it ? You'll have to wait for Xmas Holiday .

 

I think it looks pretty just the way it is. Nice protection and the grade is probably about right. I cracked a lot of red Lincolns over the years for the Dansco. Most have now toned to RB.

 

Last time I cracked an anacs slab i held it in both hands and twisted until it broke.

 

No no no! I have 6 of those already.

 

@atcarroll . Was that before or after Anger management ?

 

@CoinJockey73 . Blahhh ! Your not getting it now !

 

Thank goodness! I'm not entering the secret santa, i don't need anything. But maybe I'll just send stuff out to the people whose addresses i have. Little holiday cheer

 

I saw the far end with a Dremel and then pry it open with a flathead screwdriver.

 

When I was in training for special operations, one of the instructors showed us how to shatter glass and plastic. Use a spring loaded center punch, place it near one of the edges, about an inch or so, press the punch. In most cases it will shatter. Just an idea, good luck.

 

I like it just the way it is.

 

Another option could be to use one of those little wood burning tips you could get at hobby lobby.

It would just melt the plastic… so cut around the edge and get it out.

I haven’t had to crack anything out but I feel like that would lead to potentially less damage to the coin than the hammer or porch technique.

Although, they obviously all work.

 

The ANACS ones if you get under the seem on the back you can actually just pull the back off. You just need to flex it a bit to get the seem to open up a little