Busting Open A NCS Slab?

Howdy fellow coin peeps,

I have a coin in a NCS slab that I want to take out of the slab and put in my collection but I'd like to open the slab without busting it into pieces. What's the best way to do it?

Here's the coin:

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Ribbit

 

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mmm use your head it is hard ;}

 

I hadn't thought of that?

Great advice!

Ribbit

 

I have a sawz-all so I will use it and hopefully not cut off any fingys in the process. :goofer:

Ribbit

 

of course you din't but your welcome :} ya cut of fenger's muehahahah

 

I'll get CoinFreak to hold it.

Ribbit

 

if he wasnt sorry calling you names in the GD thread he wont be sorry now

 

So that is what those things are czlled in a toad webbing. Never new that. Thanks for the info.

 

no lady's first

 

I thought that NCS notated the problem is there was one?

 

depends on the service tier they have genuine only slabs which i think is a way to dupe the unsuspecting buyer elsewhere in the world IMHO

 

do they not grade the coin?

 

There are different types of services and you pay more as you get more done. I think the lowest is just authentication, next should be grading, then attributing (or vice-versa). As you go up the rung, it costs more, since to grade it they have to authenticate it and to attribute it, they also have to authenticate it. So the cheapest way to slab your coins is Authentication only services.

Ribbit

 

I'm sure a hacksaw and vise would work , or a dremel tool with the little round cutter grinder wheel .
rzage

 

I think the Dremel is probably the best. :thumb: I've been wanting to buy one so now I've got an excuse.

Ribbit

 

They are handy little things:thumb:
rzage

 

Yeah, I've got a friend from China and he says dremel is tops!

 

As I understand it, they just authenticate coins.
If you want grading also they pass it over to NGC (unless it has been altered, then that would be useless.)