New arrival in the post

Gazza · November 27, 2006 5:43AM

This beauty arrived in the post today from Torex

This is how it arrived.

But it needs to go in here

How do I get the little darling out of its plastic coffin

Musky1011 · November 27, 2006 5:46AM

WOW

Nice coin

Be very very carefull

Jim

Cladiator · November 27, 2006 6:00AM

How do you remove coins from those little circular spots for them?

Gazza · November 27, 2006 6:14AM

<< How do you remove coins from those little circular spots for them? >>

If you mean from the recesses in the trays. If you have finger nails you can hook them up carefully. Some recommend using the top from a Bic biro to hook them with. If you had the time and patience you could drill holes through the bottom of the recesses so that you could lift the coins from underneath.
Gary

DorkGirl · November 27, 2006 6:25AM

Beautiful coin, I love the coin cabinet, but......what on earth is a Bic biro?

Gazza · November 27, 2006 6:34AM

<< Beautiful coin, I love the coin cabinet, but......what on earth is a Bic biro?

>>

One of these. the pocket clip on the top is nice and thin

rwyarmch · November 27, 2006 6:50AM

Neat coin and cabinet! This also suggests that, some day, I too might receive my purchase from Torex!

rhound1977 · November 27, 2006 7:10PM

Nice Crown and Cabinet....

Gazza · November 27, 2006 9:36PM

Can anyone suggest a safe method of removing the coin from the slab barring in mind it's the best part of $1000 worth of coin

koincollect · November 27, 2006 10:37PM

Very nice coin. This is how many people crack a slab.

AuldFartte · November 27, 2006 11:46PM

What a gorgeous crown !!!

I love the color

spinaker2000 · November 28, 2006 4:27AM

<< Can anyone suggest a safe method of removing the coin from the slab barring in mind it's the best part of $1000 worth of coin

>>

I take mine to work and cut the corners off with a band saw, then just lift off the top piece.
However, I did see Lord M. use a different method at FUN show in '04. He walked out on the deck at our room, stuck the slab between two deck boards, rared back and gave it a swift kick!!

It worked!

ajaan · November 28, 2006 4:30AM

<< However, I did see Lord M. use a different method at FUN show in '04. He walked out on the deck at our room, stuck the slab between two deck boards, rared back and gave it a swift kick!! It worked! >>

True story and it wasn't some cheapo coin either. It was a US $20 gold St. Gaudens coin.

bosox · November 28, 2006 5:31AM

Very nice crown.

Gazza · November 28, 2006 6:32AM

Thanks everyone. It is a very nice coin and there are not too many of them around, Davies quote 5-10 although as I personally know of 3 so I suspect the number is slightly higher . I guess by the time the auction fee was added I paid about Krause. All I need now to finish the set is the 1951, 1953, 1960, and 1965 VIPs, oh and a 1935 proof (not the raised edge).

MacCrimmon · November 28, 2006 6:40AM

Personally, I would go at it with a bench vise. Tighten until you first hear some cracking, and then a wee bit more. Relax the jaws and rotate the coins 90 degrees and repeat. If it begins to fracture/splinter over the face of the coin....STOP. I would then proceed by locking into the vise and proceeding with a hack saw. Sometimes they come right out and sometimes they don't.....

tsoupa3 · November 28, 2006 6:45AM

Absolutelly fantastic coin!

lordmarcovan · November 28, 2006 8:03AM

<< However, I did see Lord M. use a different method at FUN show in '04. He walked out on the deck at our room, stuck the slab between two deck boards, rared back and gave it a swift kick!!

It worked!

>>

<< True story and it wasn't some cheapo coin either. It was a US $20 gold St. Gaudens coin. >>

Actually, it was more of a gentle push down with my shoe until the slab cracked between the boards of the porch. Not quite a swift kick. It did indeed work like a charm, though. Crrrunch!

It was a US $20 gold but not a St. Gaudens. It was a 1904 $20 Liberty in an old PCI green label MS62 slab. Cracked it, submitted it to PCGS at the show, and it came back PCGS MS64. Cha-ching. That was one of my better cha-chings, actually, considering I didn't have much more than melt value invested in the coin. Bought it for something like $400, sold it for something like $1100. If I could do that once a week maybe I wouldn't need to keep a "real" job.