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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 311356, member: 66"]I haven't tried this so it is just a suggestion. The mint set looks like it now has similar construction to the "blister packs" that many things are sealed in for retail sale. If that is the case they are probably only tightly sealed around the edges of the set and the blisters are more of just a press fit. Use a heavy pear of scissors to cut the packaging around the coin you want to remove. Don't get too close because you want to have a couple of "tabs" that you can get a grip on. Now the plastic in the areas of the cardboard won't be bonded together so you can bend it out to form tabs that you can grab with either you fingers or a couple pairs of pliers. Grab the tabs and pull the blister open. If the blister is stuck you risk pulling, having it come apart suddenly, and the coin going flying. So I recommend pulling it apart INSIDE of a large pillowcase. That way if it does go flying it can't go far, and hits something soft[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 311356, member: 66"]I haven't tried this so it is just a suggestion. The mint set looks like it now has similar construction to the "blister packs" that many things are sealed in for retail sale. If that is the case they are probably only tightly sealed around the edges of the set and the blisters are more of just a press fit. Use a heavy pear of scissors to cut the packaging around the coin you want to remove. Don't get too close because you want to have a couple of "tabs" that you can get a grip on. Now the plastic in the areas of the cardboard won't be bonded together so you can bend it out to form tabs that you can grab with either you fingers or a couple pairs of pliers. Grab the tabs and pull the blister open. If the blister is stuck you risk pulling, having it come apart suddenly, and the coin going flying. So I recommend pulling it apart INSIDE of a large pillowcase. That way if it does go flying it can't go far, and hits something soft[/QUOTE]
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