Under what circumstances will you and will you not crack a coin out of a slab?

SanctionII

Discuss please?

As for me, I have cracked two coins out of a slab. First a PCI 1950 PF67 CAM Frankie. I bought the coin, not the holder and have the coin sitting in a Capital Holder with its 13 frosty brothers. Second, a 1942 NGC PF66 half. The coin is quite nice, but it had haze on it that really bothered me, particularly since underneath the haze exist nice, deep mirrors and frosted devices (not enough to CAM though). A tough decision on my part but I caved in, cracked the coin and had the haze removed. The coin looks better to me now and it is sitting in a Capital holdered 1942 proof set.

mgoodm3

Never cracked one.

TorinoCobra71

I crack out NGC and ANACS slabs for my submission to PCGS all the time. As a matter of fact I have one NGC and one ANACS crackout in for grading as we speak.........

SUBMIT RAW!

TorinoCobra71

speety

The only times i'll ever crack a coin out are for my Dansco 7070, if the coin is horribly overgraded by a "ebay" TPG, or if i am selling my collection in the (very) distant future. If I buy a coin, I buy the coin because i like it and could care less the grade given to it and the grading company as long as the slab isn't all scratched up and distorting the view of the coin or if the slab doesn't fit in a box, sorry SEGS but your slabs are huge.

P.S. I haven't cracked out any of my coins either, but i have crossed a few.

DHeath

I crack coins I plan to keep. I holder the ones I plan to sell. Sometimes, it's just easier to find the coins I need in holders.

anablep

I used to crack out NGC and PCGS Morgans to send to ANACS.

Now, I don't crack anything.

BAJJERFAN

I have cracked lots of PCI and ANACS and ICG and NGC coins to submit to another TPG. Never cracked a PCGS slab. On higher dollar stuff I'd try the crossover first. I just can't see crackin say a 93-s Morgan in PCGS 45 to put it in an album or for any other reason. Those who say they will never sell might one day find themselves in a situation where they need to sell. That 93-s in PCGS 45 will mostly do better in the slab than not in it. If you need to get that raw coin back in there is no assurance that it will get back in at the same grade, esp if PCGS is in one of their "tight" moods. Better to let well enough alone. But to each his/her/their own.

AU58WALKERS

AT one time these were ALL in either pcgs, ngc or anacs slabs.

TwoKopeiki

<< <i> I crack coins I plan to keep. I holder the ones I plan to sell. Sometimes, it's just easier to find the coins I need in holders. >>



I do the same. The only thing that might stop me from cracking-out a coin would be a famous pedigree.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>I used to crack out NGC and PCGS Morgans to send to ANACS. >>



Why oh why would you do that?

droopyd

I'd crack it out if I were planning to keep it for at least a decade. The only exception would be if I were planning to sell sooner, or for higher values items as a hedge against needing to make a quick sale in an emergency.

AUandAG

Any PCGS coin that I have paid to get into the slab!

bob

TwoSides2aCoin

I pay to put them into slabs. Other people can buy them and crack them out if they want... it ain't no skin off my Frankie.

Cladiator

<< <i>Under what circumstances will you and will you not crack a coin out of a slab? >>

If the coin wasn't mine I would never crack it. Other than that...........??????

rainbowroosie

I crack AU 58 - MS 64 early Lincolns for my 1909-33 Capitol Holder...looks cool as a set!!!

Aegis3

Crack out: basically anything
Not crack out: that which may be too fragile to survive the cracking out procedure with a high enough probability, such as struck clad layers.

OKbustchaser

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<< <i>Under what circumstances will you and will you not crack a coin out of a slab? >>

If the coin wasn't mine I would never crack it. Other than that...........?????? >>



I've--with their permission, of course--even cracked a few of those.

SNMAN

<< <i>Never cracked one. >>



Not for beginners that is for sure.

SNMAN

itsnotjustme

Crack when:
- Little risk of downward grade change
- Little risk of body bag
- Moderate chance of upgrade (or designation like CAM)
- High reward for upgrade
- Have a submission going it will fit in

Do Not Crack when:
- Holder adds value (Pedigree, sometimes rattlers)
- Maxed out already
- High risk of downgrade
- High loss if downgrade
- Moderate to high risk of body bag

jmj3esq

I will not crack it out if it is properly graded or if it looks overgraded.

ttown

If it's part of my collection I wouldn't crack it out.

If I were going to sell the coin and thought it had a chance for an upgrade I would consider it.

NowhereMan

I may be the only one, but I have NEVER cracked a coin out of a slab for any reason.

My collection is 100% PCGS, and when I've bought NGC/ANACS/PCI slabs, I have submitted them for crossover in the holders.

I have also submitted to ANACS and PCI, when I have raw coins I intend to sell.

Rex

Jcarney

<< <i>Crack when:
- Little risk of downward grade change
- Little risk of body bag
- Moderate chance of upgrade (or designation like CAM)
- High reward for upgrade
- Have a submission going it will fit in

Do Not Crack when:
- Holder adds value (Pedigree, sometimes rattlers)
- Maxed out already
- High risk of downgrade
- High loss if downgrade
- Moderate to high risk of body bag >>



This list would be tough to improve upon and should be memorized.

AnkurJ

I have cracked many slabs for my 7070 set, and once cracked a SEGS slab so I could resubmit the coin to NGC, took me a good half hour to get the slab open!

AJ