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Bankerbob56Bankerbob56 Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭
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Is it possible to rotate a coin within the PCGS holders? Obviously the rattlers are not the issue here. If possible, how can you turn a coin so that it is properly oriented within the holder?imageimage
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There is a way to tap the holder so that the coin moves inside. Unless it moves easily, I would forget it. Why risk abrading the rims.
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    KoveKove Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭✭
    You can rotate coins in modern PCGS slabs by grabbing a corner (the corner depends on which way you need to rotate the coin), and solidly tap it on a table along the length of the slab (not on a slab corner where you can stress and crack the slab. It should sound like a firm door knock, not a light tap and not a heavy pounding. Bob Campbell taught me this trick at a show a while back. If you can't seem to get it rotating, I wouldn't try too hard. But, this is the method I regularly use.
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    Mar327Mar327 Posts: 2,074
    I've seen them done by tapping a corner on a hard surface - they do rotate. One guy showing me was banging so hard, I kept saying he was going to crack the slab, he said "Nah!" Oh yeah, and when it DID crack, I had to work hard at not laughing myself off the chair! But yes, they can be tapped more gently and rotated.
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    ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thought I saw something once with the vibration of an electric toothbrush rotating the coin in a slab.

    Edit - I suspect it might work with other vibrating items also. image You know like washing machines and stuff.
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    GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Same coin,,,, note serial number image

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    USMoneyloverUSMoneylover Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    You can find a video of this on youtube if you're so inclined.
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    ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
    YouTube Rotated Coin Video

    Oh my...that one is hilarious...I couldn't find the one with the electric toothbrush...but it was MUCH easier. image
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    illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>YouTube Rotated Coin Video

    Oh my...that one is hilarious...I couldn't find the one with the electric toothbrush...but it was MUCH easier. image >>



    Never seen that video before, very funny. The edges might be a little bit scuffed, haha, but that sheet of paper will never be the same! It did work though.


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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>YouTube Rotated Coin Video

    Oh my...that one is hilarious...I couldn't find the one with the electric toothbrush...but it was MUCH easier. image >>



    I think I'd rather have a rotated coin in the slab! image
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    gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Take the top off your blender and
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    KoveKove Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭✭
    I've talked dealers into giving me $20 extra off on coins because they were rotated in the PCGS slabs. Then used this method to rotate it.
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    RichRRichR Posts: 3,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    But can coins in the latest "pronged" NGC holders be rotated?
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    WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    GRANDAM....the bigger the mass the more energy released...try that with a half dime.image
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    GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,378 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>GRANDAM....the bigger the mass the more energy released...try that with a half dime.image >>



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    Rotating a coin is child's play, I can actually change the heads ----- tails position of the coin within the slab image
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,475 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>YouTube Rotated Coin Video

    Oh my...that one is hilarious...I couldn't find the one with the electric toothbrush...but it was MUCH easier. image >>



    Never seen that video before, very funny. The edges might be a little bit scuffed, haha, but that sheet of paper will never be the same! It did work though. >>

    Use caution as the slabs will DENT your table.

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    USMoneyloverUSMoneylover Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>YouTube Rotated Coin Video

    Oh my...that one is hilarious...I couldn't find the one with the electric toothbrush...but it was MUCH easier. image >>



    Never seen that video before, very funny. The edges might be a little bit scuffed, haha, but that sheet of paper will never be the same! It did work though. >>

    Use caution as the slabs will DENT your table.

    I prefer a washcloth over concrete. >>



    got any pictures of that table?
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    tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...hmmmmmm. yes yes you must be careful so it doesn't end up lookin' like this.

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    Tdec1000Tdec1000 Posts: 3,851 ✭✭✭
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    fastfreddiefastfreddie Posts: 2,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That made me dizzy.



    << <i>Same coin,,,, note serial number image

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    just speculating but it seems to me if the slab were left in the hot sun for a few hours, and then the 'tapping' thing done....it may expand the plastic the thousands of an inch needed for movement inside, even with light weight coins. Ive moved lincoln cents by tapping but not gold dollars.
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    MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭
    Bigger/heavier coins are much easier, in my experience, to tap around inside a slab.
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    toyz4geotoyz4geo Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    scoobydeuxscoobydeux Posts: 498 ✭✭


    << <i>...hmmmmmm. yes yes you must be careful so it doesn't end up lookin' like this.

    imageimage >>



    Ahh, but the coin is centered properly, although I would consider this a minor consolation
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    SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 9,959 ✭✭✭✭✭
    GRANDAM has serious skills!
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>just speculating but it seems to me if the slab were left in the hot sun for a few hours, and then the 'tapping' thing done....it may expand the plastic the thousands of an inch needed for movement inside, even with light weight coins. Ive moved lincoln cents by tapping but not gold dollars. >>



    I put my slabs in the oven for a few hours... not only does it make it a lot easier to move the coins, it makes the coins much prettier too! image
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i wouldnt be none to crazy about messing with coins none to much. jmho and its just me
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    ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Okay...just watched it again...still funny as heck. ;d
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As far as I know, PCGS offers a "Rotation Correction" service if you're afraid of cracking the slab. Costs the same as reholdering.

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    determineddetermined Posts: 771 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Thought I saw something once with the vibration of an electric toothbrush rotating the coin in a slab. >>



    It might have been from this eBay guide. I haven't tried it though ...

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    mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    OK, I just tried the Sonicare toothbrush, and then tried the Oral B toothbrush. Neither moved the coin a tiny bit.

    I am assuming the electric toothbrush is being used WITHOUT the actual toothbrush attached, meaning I only used the short metal shaft on the end of the handle. Thought about using the plastic part of the toothbrush head, but have not tried it. The coin is now in the freezer.

    Thanks to all of you that are trying to help me.
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    CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,260 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I tap mine, I use a pad of Post It notes to prevent damage to my antique desk (not to mention the slab). Works great.

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    golfer72golfer72 Posts: 3,588
    Maybe its just me but the fact that PCGS cant figure out how to make a slab that keeps the coins from rotating is kind of "scary" ? image

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