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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fusiafinch, post: 778905, member: 18382&quot;]I think you need some practice at cracking out coins from slabs. Try it on some cheaper coins first until you get the knack of it. Most people just bang on the edge of the slab with a hammer (gently) multiple times until the slab begins to fall apart. I&#039;ve also known people to put it in a vice to crack it. I use a hammer with the slab wrapped in a cloth so that it softens the blow and prevents plastic pieces from flying around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, you can practice grading and get better yourself. Go to a lot of coin shows and look at a lot of coins. Forget buying from the full double page color ads in coin magazines. Develop a relationship with a dealer, local or mail order. That&#039;s really the fun of collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for me, I collect both raw and slabbed. I appreciate both. With a slab, it&#039;s also protected within its own holder, so that&#039;s another way of looking at it. I like collecting uncirculated 64 and 65 Morgans slabbed. But for circulated collector coins, like buffalo nickels and bust halves, and also AU Morgans, I like to collect raw. So it just depends what you&#039;re comfortable doing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The more you learn, the better you&#039;ll get and enjoy coins more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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