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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3023384, member: 10461"]You can often re-rotate them as [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] mentioned, by tapping the edge of the slab against a hard (but slightly padded) surface. I used to straighten out coins in crooked PCGS holders by tapping them on my own khaki-clad knee, or better yet on the edge of a desk, through a layer of folded towel or something so I didn't scratch or crack the plastic. </p><p><br /></p><p>You need something firm enough to tap against in order to shock the coin into motion, but obviously you <i>don't</i> wanna mess up the plastic. It takes some firm tapping, but once you tap-tap-tap-tap the edge of the holder and notice some rotation of the coin, you can tell what direction it's headed in and keep on tapping until you get it right again. If it's headed in the wrong direction, tap the edge on the <i>other</i> side of the holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've never seen a coin rotated in one of these newer NGC "prong" holders before, but I would imagine the same tapping method could be used to straighten it without having to go through the hassle and expense of having it reholdered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3023384, member: 10461"]You can often re-rotate them as [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] mentioned, by tapping the edge of the slab against a hard (but slightly padded) surface. I used to straighten out coins in crooked PCGS holders by tapping them on my own khaki-clad knee, or better yet on the edge of a desk, through a layer of folded towel or something so I didn't scratch or crack the plastic. You need something firm enough to tap against in order to shock the coin into motion, but obviously you [I]don't[/I] wanna mess up the plastic. It takes some firm tapping, but once you tap-tap-tap-tap the edge of the holder and notice some rotation of the coin, you can tell what direction it's headed in and keep on tapping until you get it right again. If it's headed in the wrong direction, tap the edge on the [I]other[/I] side of the holder. I've never seen a coin rotated in one of these newer NGC "prong" holders before, but I would imagine the same tapping method could be used to straighten it without having to go through the hassle and expense of having it reholdered.[/QUOTE]
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