Have you ever cracked a coin out of a slab?

I've cracked open quite a few. An easy and safe technique a friend showed me is put the edge of the slab in the crack between the door and frame of a safe and slowly close the door. Takes two seconds and it pops the seal around the edges. Nice and clean.
Guy

 

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I would think a jigsaw with a fine tooth blade ( for metal) would would very well.

 

I have never cracked a slab for fear of the wrath of the coin gods!

 

I confess to having done this a hundred times. Here are tips:

PCGS - Very rigid, hard plastic. Simple, 3-second solution...use bolt cutters (see images below)
Others - Wrap the slab in a towel, place it against a hard surface, and use medium-force taps around all sides. Maybe 10-20 blows. If you do this well the slab will look reusable! (see image below) But of course, I'd never do that.
Lance.

 

Just toss 'em a minty milkbone and they'll leave ya be

 

I've cracked 10 out of PCGS and NGC slabs for my Morgan set. I was only nervous with the 1885CC. A hammer works great.