Alright, I admit it...I'm a crack-out chicken...

Outhaul

I have been collecting for many years and am confident in my grading skills, especially with early commems. However, I just can't get myself to crack a coin out and resubmit. While I am certain it would, at the very least, come back the same grade in the holder of my chioce and may possibly upgrade, I just can't help wondering if it would end up at a lesser grade just because the grader had a rough night, didn't get any, or is just plain having a bad day.

I have quite a few early commems in the old PCGS rattlers that I know would upgrade but I'm just too chicken

Am I alone in this?

Cheers,

Bob

KlectorKid

Yes u r alone.... u never know with graders crack one and try it out

Russ

Yeah, it scares the hell out of me.





Russ, NCNE

Pushkin

Gosh Russ,

Do you own an elephant that you've trained to step on those?

fcloud

Outhaul,

I am with you, I have a couple Mercury Dimes rattling around in the old holder I know would upgrade, but I just can't see breaking them out. I have even thought of sending those rattlers in for new holders and the upcharge for regrading isn't that much more.

Tony

coppercoins

When I "crack out" a coin it doesn't go back in a slab...it becomes "free". It's a good feeling to free a coin from its tomb, try it!

nwcs

Same here. I don't crack out. I don't trust my mechanical skills enough! Besides, I don't have the equipment. And isn't PCGS on record that when you specify, "cross at any grade" that they crack it out before they grade? I'm going to be sending a few crossovers next year. PCI and NGC morgans that I want to put into my registry.

Russ

Pushkin,

I use a specialized cracking tool:



NOTE: Don't try that at home.

Russ, NCNE

Elcontador

You can resubmit in the same holder and request an upgrade. Many here say you're wasting your money, but I've had one out of two tries succeed.
The upgrade increased the value of the coin from $300 to $1,000. I caution that you'd better know how to grade that particular series (or in some cases, that particular year and mint mark) very well before considering doing this.

Considering the numerous crack out stories I've read here, coupled with the inconsistencies of the grading services, I don't crack anything out (I rarely submit though, I might add).

kieferscoins

I would have to agree. The one and only coin I cracked out of a PCGS holder to resubmit to PCGs came back in a body bad for planchet flaw. I have had good sucess crossing, but, like you are very leery of cracking.

Cameron Kiefer

Fairlaneman

The one nice hit makes it worth while as long as you do not get carried away afterwards. Selective Crossing and Cracking can pay off IMO. Of course everyone gets ticked when everything does not cross or get the grade they want. Thats human nature though.

Ken

MastaHanky

I like my cracking tool more:

MrKelso

I have never sent a coin in to be graded so i don't know if i would be chicken or not. I do own a few dozen Morgans Graded by pcgs and ngc MS65 and 66 mostly. So none of those would be candidates.
I think CHICKEN would kick in if i thought about trying to cross my MS 67 walking Liberty Halfs from current ngc to pcgs.

Russ

<< <i>Selective Crossing and Cracking can pay off IMO. >>



You bet your sweet bippy it can!

MastaHanky,

That's actually what I also use. I ran out of high explosives.

Russ, NCNE

BigD5

At times I'm chicken. Right now is one of those times. If I send some crackouts in now, I won't get them back until January. Who buys coins in January? No one. I'll sell them pre-cracked, and listen to the emails a couple of months down the road of how happy they were for buying x coin, as it has now upgraded.

A crackout that was bodybagged for a planchet flaw? I'm intrigued

Outhaul

I just can't seem to do it!!!

my3cents

Outhaul,

Havre a couple more of them cold brews and they'll get out of them slabs all by themselves

Wisconsin

I've done it a few times and have learned a lot. NEVER assume it will at least grade the same as it was slabbed at. I am very new at this but seem to be 50/50 at having coins body bagged after being cracked. The good news is that they get re-slabbed on the next attempt.