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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3503831, member: 10461&quot;]Here is my primitive but effective &quot;no tools&quot; slab crackout technique, described in an earlier thread.&nbsp; It may look funny, but is quick, effective, and relatively safe for both humans and coins.&nbsp; It is described at length <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-lordm-no-tools-slab-cracking-technique-quick-primitive-effective-safe.315594/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-lordm-no-tools-slab-cracking-technique-quick-primitive-effective-safe.315594/">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>So here are some animated GIFS.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first attempt was only semi-successful.&nbsp; The fulcrum was too high on the slab.&nbsp; Ideally, you should crack right between the label portion and coin portion of the slab.&nbsp; Snap the label part off, in other words.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not have the slab far enough down in the slot between the boards.&nbsp; It cracked it, and this would have been sufficient, but I would have then had to get a screwdriver out to pry the plastic shell off and finish the job.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]928851[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(It&#039;s been a few years, and I was rusty.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ideally, you want a better break than that.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I reinserted the coin and tried again.</p><p><br /></p><p>*<b>snap</b>!*&nbsp; Got a good break on the second try.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]928852[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">(Enjoy the sight of me in housecoat and no socks, and the photobomb cameo by Teddy the Dog.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Then all that&#039;s left to do is pick up the pieces and slide the interior part of the slab right out of the broken outer shell.&nbsp; Easy-peasy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]928853[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Wear shoes, obviously.&nbsp; This protects your foot from jagged plastic.&nbsp; Since you&#039;re in a standing position with your eyes well above the shrapnel zone, this is safer than conventional methods where goggles are recommended.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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