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<p>[QUOTE="Argento, post: 579035, member: 17165"]OK, so I wound up going with the Dremel and just using a cutting disc on the seams. Interestingly enough, the seams don't cut so much as they just melt. After a single pass around the entire slab on the seams, I was able to pop the seams apart with a flat head screwdriver -- there were a couple parts I didn't cut deep enough and they required some coaxing to pop apart.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I've done it, I think the vise method would be quicker but with this method there is zero risk of things popping under pressure, shrapnel or anything else even remotely dangerous to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, I didn't get any pics of the process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Argento, post: 579035, member: 17165"]OK, so I wound up going with the Dremel and just using a cutting disc on the seams. Interestingly enough, the seams don't cut so much as they just melt. After a single pass around the entire slab on the seams, I was able to pop the seams apart with a flat head screwdriver -- there were a couple parts I didn't cut deep enough and they required some coaxing to pop apart. Now that I've done it, I think the vise method would be quicker but with this method there is zero risk of things popping under pressure, shrapnel or anything else even remotely dangerous to the coin. Sorry, I didn't get any pics of the process.[/QUOTE]
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