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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 313920, member: 4552&quot;]Hand any slab to a 10 year old kid and tell him not to open it. They will. :smile</p><p>Of course a Butane Torch works great.:goofer:</p><p>If your planning on opening a slab I would suggest not using NGC. Thier slabs are much thicker than others. PCGS is the best for opening. They are much thinner. </p><p>Do not use a vise and attempt to pressure open the slab. The coins could get scratched by the breaking of plastic. </p><p>The best thing to do is to put a slab in a vise to hold it in place. Using a variable speed saber saw cut the edges off and the slab will simply open with no debris, flying pieces, scratched coins. Do not use a metal cutting blade or any blade with very fine teeth. Do not use a harsh wood cutting blade with course teeth. Using a blade with teeth of approximately triple the spacing of a metal cutter is best. Use on a slower speed while cutting. If using a metal cutting blade of higher speeds in cutting the heat will build up and the slab plastic will refuse back as fast as you cut it. If using a course blade, small pieces of plastic will fly around and the slab may shatter. Expecially if one of the thicker types like NGC. </p><p>If you do not have a saber type saw, a reciprocating saw with variable speeds is also a possible solution. If you have a Dremmel type with a variable speed controller, make sure the cut off wheel is of a similar type tooth spacing as noted above. </p><p>With this system there will be no flying plastic, no damage to your eyes, the coin, your friends and relatives. However, if you don&#039;t get along with a relative, have them stand there, use the vise and squeeze until the plastic flys all ovet the place. </p><p>Note to cut off the edges and leave the info sticker intack so you could save that for identification if later required.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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