Someone has a Craaaaaack addiction!

I was digging through my supply drawer and where I happen to keep labels after I crack open slabs and thought this would be fun to show around.







I didn't realize there had been so many over the last 2 years. [emoji15]

 

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Your tool of choice?
Bandsaw?
Bolt cutters?
Vice?
Teeth?

 

These:

 

Uh...
What is it?

 

I have no idea what it's called, I just know the sound that it makes when it takes a slabs life.

Actually I really don't know what it's called, that's one of the reasons I used a picture.

Bonus points to anyone that understands the reference of my first sentence. Lol.

 

I get literary references sometimes. Popular culture references (movies, ads, TV, songs) not so much.

 

This reference was from a movie. Let's see if anyone else gets it........

I'm sure other people have used a similar tool though and know it's proper name.

 

I've always called them flush cutters or pin cutters. Used mostly for electrical work, the larger ones like thus for 110v and 220v electrical wiring.

@treylxapi47 ever thought about sending those back so the population reports can be adjusted?

 

I have, but none are really critical populated coins to worry about, so I just haven't done it. I prefer to hang on to them as reminders, especially the ones that have a good story.

 

That was a line in Tropic Thunder? LOL

My guess was going to be "No Country for Old Men"

 

ZombieLand?

 

The only question I have is why? I don't understand why you would take slabbed coins out of the holder. Especially the 1955 50c Bugs Bunny Franklin.

 

Proper name End Cutting plier
https://www.channellock.com/search.aspx?keyword=End Cutting Plier

 

To fill holes in albums...I've even done this and never sent the labels in. Pop reports are of no real value many coins are cracked out hoping for a upgrade

 

To put into albums, some went for upgrades, and others I just enjoy raw over slabbed.

The 55 Bugs Bunny is ridiculously common and I have about 3 slabbed and another 3 in airtites besides the one in my album. Plus it's easy to diagnose and it was an ANACS slab.

If you look at the labels, most of them are for Washington quarters that went into an album.

 

I love the sound of plastic cracking in the morning . .....
It sounds like victory !

 

...because it is oh so much fun. Here is my latst victim...just freed it a few days ago.

 

Do I win? (napalm)

 

Use a stick o' dynamite!