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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 378235, member: 6036&quot;]As every parent says at one time or another ... &quot;YOU&#039;LL PUT SOMEONE&#039;S EYE OUT WITH THAT THING !!!&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But seriously folks... Carl makes a very important point. <b>Safety first ! Wear goggles.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Personally, I use a Dremel tool and saw away the edges.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also... don&#039;t forget that you&#039;ll be handling a raw coin. Have a soft clean cloth underneath the slab at &quot;the moment of truth&quot;, in case it leaps from your grasp.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Be aware you have an unprotected coin in an environment with plastic shards all around ! High risk for scratches. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </b>If you use a vise, it likely has grease. Keep your hands clean !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You&#039;ll be putting the coin in &quot;something else&quot;. Before you slam the slab, have that &quot;something else&quot; handy . And free of those nasty plastic shards, which have a way of proliferating everywhere. They can find their way to the inside of a flip, so <b>be careful</b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Protect the coin ASAP.</b> Get it into an air-tite or flip immediately.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to observe the coin raw, great... but do it in a very clean, shard-free environment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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