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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2213234, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve cracked open several slabbed coins.&nbsp; The first few were with a hammer.&nbsp; Turn the slab on its long edge and direct the blows along the seam.&nbsp; The junction of the label portion to the lower portion seems to be a good place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most recently, though, I simply used a screwdriver.&nbsp; Wedge it in the little indentations along the edge; press and twist.&nbsp;&nbsp; Repeat at various locations.&nbsp; The seam will split, then wedge the screwdriver into the split; twist.</p><p><br /></p><p>A saw is unnecessary, time-consuming, and messy.&nbsp; The screwdriver method poses the least risk of harm, although none of the coins I freed with a hammer suffered any abrasions from the jostling.</p><p><br /></p><p>The paper label is not glued down.&nbsp; Just lift it off and put it in the flip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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