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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2372758, member: 76863"]I personally haven't heard of that but I guess it could be possible given the sheer number of slabs that get cracked for whatever reason pure luck could cause one to split there. Even if it did though to be able to get it all the way around just on the seem without destroying the insert would take considerable time and skill. The new PCGS I don't believe would even be possible with their over/under locking mechanism. They have a seem you can feel at the bottom then another visable seem under the surface inside. </p><p><br /></p><p>The problem isn't so much can they be separated it is can you get it back together with no one noticing. Resealing an NGC one to match the feel of their edges would be near impossible. I'm not even sure where to start with trying to put a new PCGS one back together if you can manage to keep it from breaking getting it apart. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've seen attempts at it get listed before where it was obvious from a mile away, but I've yet to see one that would even pass the eye test much less replicate the feel the edges should have. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rattlers I've never actually cracked one so I am much less familiar with their seals. Then even if we say someone somehow managed to seceded the coin will need to pass the eye test too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2372758, member: 76863"]I personally haven't heard of that but I guess it could be possible given the sheer number of slabs that get cracked for whatever reason pure luck could cause one to split there. Even if it did though to be able to get it all the way around just on the seem without destroying the insert would take considerable time and skill. The new PCGS I don't believe would even be possible with their over/under locking mechanism. They have a seem you can feel at the bottom then another visable seem under the surface inside. The problem isn't so much can they be separated it is can you get it back together with no one noticing. Resealing an NGC one to match the feel of their edges would be near impossible. I'm not even sure where to start with trying to put a new PCGS one back together if you can manage to keep it from breaking getting it apart. I've seen attempts at it get listed before where it was obvious from a mile away, but I've yet to see one that would even pass the eye test much less replicate the feel the edges should have. Rattlers I've never actually cracked one so I am much less familiar with their seals. Then even if we say someone somehow managed to seceded the coin will need to pass the eye test too.[/QUOTE]
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