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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sand, post: 8185103, member: 118540&quot;]My favorite method, to remove a coin from a slab, is to use a hack saw, which is a thin metal saw, with lots of very small teeth. Don&#039;t try to use a regular wood saw, because the teeth aren&#039;t small enough, and the blade is too thick. I cut off the end of the slab, away from the coin, to keep plastic dust off of the coin. Then, I put a large screwdriver, into the cut end of the slab, near the edge of the slab, and twist the screwdriver, to pry apart the top of the slab, from the bottom of the slab. When you pry with the large screwdriver, you have to be careful, not to cause the top half, or bottom half, of the slab, to break, where the coin is, because that could scratch the coin. That&#039;s why I put the screwdriver, near the edge of the slab. You may have to work your way, around the edge of the slab, to gradually get the top of the slab, and the bottom of the slab, apart. Before I remove a coin from a slab, I always take photos, of both sides of the slab. That way, I can always refer to the NGC number, that was on the slab, in order to lookup photos of the coin, on the NGC web site.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431728[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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