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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2814717, member: 15929&quot;]Hold the slab firmly with both hands on the ends.</p><p>Firmly Twist it back and forth until you hear cracking.</p><p>Take a small flat blade screw driver OR an Xacto Blade and work it into one of the slab corners again, using a casual twisting motion to avoid either breaking off the corner of the slab or damaging the Xacto Blade.</p><p>Once you see the seams starting to part, use larger twists and work you way around the edge. Given enough separation, the slab should come off rather easily BUT the Twisting Motion in the first step is your best indicator of how well the slab is sealed.</p><p><br /></p><p>When using a screw driver, be VERY Careful to not allow the driver to slip into the slab and damaging the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once the slab is separated, the coin will need to be removed from the black insert.</p><p>These inserts are designed so that a machine can drop the coin into the hole Obverse side up. What this means is that the side of the hole in the plastic are angled. (Larger Hole on Top than what&#039;s on the bottom.)</p><p>This means that the coin will come out of the hole if you push from the referse side.</p><p>I usually use a soft cotton handkerchief or Cotton Gloves and place my thumb on the Cameo Portion of the Moon while pushing.</p><p>The coin will &quot;flip&quot; in the hole at which point it is easy to simply push it out from the reeded edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is NOT really that difficult but if folks are too aggressive, they can and will damage the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: Work over a soft surface such as a soft terry towel to avoid dinging the edge of the coin when it drops out of the hole.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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