Crackout remorse?!?

holeinone1972 · February 10, 2007 7:15AM

Do you ever get the What the f..k did I just do after you cracked out a coin?

I am building a Dansco Barber dime album and every time I crack open a slab especially a PCGS slab I get that queasy feeling like Why do you keep doing this?

Am I the only one?

Is there a cure?

Are you out there?

LOL

Russ · February 10, 2007 7:19AM

I am deeply remorseful about this:

Russ, NCNE

Joflax · February 10, 2007 7:27AM

This is the 4th crackout thread running in the last 24 hours...makes you think???

TorinoCobra71 · February 10, 2007 7:28AM

<< <i>I am deeply remorseful about this:

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ "Stole" this picture from a California Coin Dealer after his massive crackout party.......

TorinoCobra71

TorinoCobra71 · February 10, 2007 7:31AM

Now this is a crackout party......a former submission of mine 10 NGC slabs that got the bench vice treatment before going off to PCGS:

TorinoCobra71

IRCWCoins · February 10, 2007 7:34AM

I am remorseful when a crackout doesn't upgrade.

lathmach · February 10, 2007 9:26AM

Ya know, the TPGs ought to come up with some sort of holding fixture and cutter to sell to collectors, that would make removing coins from holders easy, without damaging the coins and possibly injuring the person removing them.
What an easy way for them to increase submissions.
You on, HRH?

Ray

ricko · February 10, 2007 9:32AM

Amazing.. sort of like smoking... burn up your money... or crack open the fee paid plastic... oh well, pass the popcorn. Cheers, RickO

GoldenEyeNumismatics · February 10, 2007 10:02AM

i crack out coins from time to time. I usually don't feel remorse unless I see that the coin wasnt as nice as I thought it was whenit was in the holder

ziggy29 · February 10, 2007 10:05AM

I enjoy cracking out coins. The only remorse is if I later decide I wanted to sell it.

TommyB · February 10, 2007 10:45AM

I bought a Trade Dollar ngc au58 that I cracked out to put in my 7070. I've recently decided that to complete my 7070 is going to be quite a bit out of reach money wise, and will work instead on completing my Lincoln set. So I'm having to send back in my trade dollar to get it graded so I can put it on ebay. Hope it comes back in 58.

TommyB · February 10, 2007 10:50AM

PS.

I am keeping my early date lincolns in the plastic, inside those Intercept Shield storage boxes. In their slot in the Dansco, I just place a Lincoln from my birth year roll with reverse facing up. Not going to crack any more for this set.

Rodius · February 10, 2007 11:25AM

I have cracked open about 15 slabs mostly from NGC, PCGS and ICG going to PCGS. 5 upgrades 4 from PCGS and 1 from ICG, 9 from NGC got the same, and one a 1967 Jeff NGC MS67cam SMS, came back the same; cracked it out again and came back the same.

I have several OGH and rattlers that I want to crack out, mmmmmmmm. Not sure right now.

Goldbully · February 10, 2007 12:00PM

I cracked out a pretty 1913-S St. Gaudens from an NTC(Numistrust) slab graded MS61.

I was on a 'buy some Saints gold' kick and was blinded by this 1913-S low mintage coin, even though it was an NTC "slabbed" Saint.

I had to have it and ended up being the single bidder.....not a good sign.

I bought it back in October for $1250 on eBay, one month before becoming a forum member here.

In a word, it was an "impulse" buy, why I didn't send it back for a refund who knows??

Well, I've learned so much from this board since then, I decided to be a man and take the beating I deserve.

On Jan. 24th I decided to send it "cracked out" to the big and scary pro's at PCGS.

To make a long story short, I should have my PCGS graded 1913-S on Monday.

Guess the grade...........or scroll down for my result.

MS62

billboat · February 10, 2007 12:46PM

I cracked out a 95-O EF45 PCGS Morgan in 1998 for my then raw Morgan collection (still have the insert and dealer invoice)--it was later BB'd by NGC for cleaning and Net graded 45 (AU details) for cleaning by ANACS. Who woulda thunk it? So now to sell it I'll probably get ANACS to reslab it net so I can sell it with the rest of my Morgans.

bumanchu · February 10, 2007 1:03PM

Everyone, please send me your label inserts so that I may direct them to the proper authorities.

I promise I will spend the money they give me for them wisely.

Please send in batches of twenty at least.

Thanks in advance....

TwoSides2aCoin · February 10, 2007 1:12PM

everytime I see a Crackout

I think :
This person could have been a plumber !

RareBronzeCollector · February 10, 2007 2:37PM

Does anyone have any inserts for the old ANACS holders that you would sell to me....

I have several coins (especially larger coins), that I like to store in the coin world plastic holders (amos advantage) (I won a sample assortment with accessories and an ANA convention, and have some additional ones.....the black inserts that they come with are virtually unusable..... and I sometimes need odd sizes for some foreign coins (Great Britain, etc...)

Most of these coins either have some damage, or are too inexpensive to certify, but I like to make note on them.... and store them with my actual slabs...hh

I would greatly appreciate it if you could... especially larger crown size pieces.....

Thanks

NeoStar · February 10, 2007 2:54PM

Nice crack job!!!

PerryHall · February 10, 2007 5:15PM

<< <i>I enjoy cracking out coins. The only remorse is if I later decide I wanted to sell it. >>

BINGO!!! Most of these coins will have to be reslabbed if you hope to get full value when it comes time to sell them. And it won't be cheap. That's when crackout remorse will really kick in.

RareBronzeCollector · February 11, 2007 2:47AM

<< <i>Does anyone have any inserts for the old ANACS holders that you would sell to me....

I have several coins (especially larger coins), that I like to store in the coin world plastic holders (amos advantage) (I won a sample assortment with accessories and an ANA convention, and have some additional ones.....the black inserts that they come with are virtually unusable..... and I sometimes need odd sizes for some foreign coins (Great Britain, etc...)

Most of these coins either have some damage, or are too inexpensive to certify, but I like to make note on them.... and store them with my actual slabs...hh

I would greatly appreciate it if you could... especially larger crown size pieces.....

Thanks >>

MrHalfDime · February 11, 2007 3:14AM

I have cracked out virtually all of the half dimes that I own that were in slabs, and I have never regretted even one of them. The only one that I have not (yet) cracked out is a rare 1848-O V4 Small O half dime, in PCGS MS-64, with the name 'John Jay Pittman' on the insert that others have nearly convinced me should not be cracked out. Someday I will no doubt crack that one, too. Its value is in the variety, and not so much in the pedigree, and the grade won't change after it is cracked out.

RareBronzeCollector · February 11, 2007 8:52AM

<< <i>I have cracked out virtually all of the half dimes that I own that were in slabs, and I have never regretted even one of them. The only one that I have not (yet) cracked out is a rare 1848-O V4 Small O half dime, in PCGS MS-64, with the name 'John Jay Pittman' on the insert that others have nearly convinced me should not be cracked out. Someday I will no doubt crack that one, too. Its value is in the variety, and not so much in the pedigree, and the grade won't change after it is cracked out. >>

Sometimes the provenance is important, sometimes not...... In this case, it might not enhance the value as much as in others, but in this instance it is also important to its history as well.......

Crackout remorse?!?

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