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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 378202, member: 9270&quot;]I haven&#039;t cracked one in a while, but I remember that some TPG slabs were harder to crack than others.</p><p>I used a vise, a hammer and a screwdriver, and LOTS OF CARE.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;d put the slab in the vise deep enough that only the label portion showed.</p><p>Then I&#039;d whack the top part off with a hammer.</p><p><b>WARNING</b>: Put a piece of cloth over it. Plastic pieces REALLY fly; they are sharp and they hurt.</p><p>Then I&#039;d use a thin bladed screwdriver to CAREFULLY pry open the coin part of the slab.</p><p>Sometimes the vise/hammer combo has to be used to whack off corners to additionally loosen up the slab.</p><p>But <b>NEVER</b> let the coin show above the vise.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>P.S. Save the label.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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