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<p>[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 4940559, member: 85675"]I just put a thin cloth over it and some eye protection just in case it splinters, work around the edges with a few sharp smacks of a hammer then pry the two sides apart with a Phillips head screw driver. Then carefully bend the insert so the coin falls onto a soft inert surface. “Bob’s your uncle.”</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve tried Rob’s method in a pinch and it totally works but makes me a little nervous not knowing exactly where the plastic is going to split.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 4940559, member: 85675"]I just put a thin cloth over it and some eye protection just in case it splinters, work around the edges with a few sharp smacks of a hammer then pry the two sides apart with a Phillips head screw driver. Then carefully bend the insert so the coin falls onto a soft inert surface. “Bob’s your uncle.” I’ve tried Rob’s method in a pinch and it totally works but makes me a little nervous not knowing exactly where the plastic is going to split.[/QUOTE]
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