"I Like The Sound Of Shatterin' Plastic"
SeaEagleCoins
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I like the sound of shatterin' plastic
I like the sweet smell of the gasket in between
I like to crack out coins and I'll keep on doin it
I like to crack out coins cause I'm flat out mean
I like the look of terror on the faces of the people
When I crack out coins out on the bourse scene
I like the feel of my trusty ole tile snips
When I'm crackin the plastic with a look of glee
I like the feel of a coin when it's naked
And the look as it glistens in the palm of my hand
Say what you will and if don't like it
You can walk on down the aisle and go pound sand
Then I take all the labels and I put em in a pile
And set em all on fire as the people all cry
"But what about the pop reports? The count will all be wrong"
To me it doesn't matter and that's why I wrote this song
I like the sound of shatterin' plastic
I like the sweet smell of the gasket in between
I like to crack out coins and I'll keep on doin it
I like to crack out coins cause I'm flat out mean
Re: Slabbed coins - There are some coins that LIVE within clear plastic and wear their labels with pride... while there are others that HIDE behind scratched plastic and are simply dragged along by a label. Then there are those coins that simply hang out, naked and free 
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You can't see it well, but that's the 3 3/4" mark.
Perhaps, someday, i'll have a cubic foot. Then my collection will be complete.
Ah, now I get it... 3 3/4" in the box.
<< <i>What does, "the 3 3/4 mark" mean? I've used tile snips but only with varying degrees of success. Is there a "right" spot on the slab? >>
That how many inches it is deep.
<< <i>What does, "the 3 3/4 mark" mean? I've used tile snips but only with varying degrees of success. Is there a "right" spot on the slab?
Ah, now I get it... 3 3/4" in the box. >>
The snips only work for me on all the slabs except NGC and SEGS (a hammer works OK with them)
I just put the snips so that the "tips" are butted right up against the edge of the outer ridge...hold firmly and "twist"...and "snap"... first two snips on the top... then down one side in two or three snips... down the other side... and it opens like a clam...
<< <i>Thanks SeaEagleCoins! Sounds like it is just a matter of patience. I haven't been working my way down the sides in two or three tries... >>
You're welcome
Now go and practise... the more you do it the easier it gets... after all, this weekend is the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock... no better time to "let it all hang out" and "set your coins free"
(edited to add... ya might keep that 93-S Morgan in the slab, if ya know what I mean
<< <i>I just put the snips so that the "tips" are butted right up against the edge of the outer ridge...hold firmly and "twist"...and "snap"... first two snips on the top... then down one side in two or three snips... down the other side... and it opens like a clam... >>
Keep practicing! It is possible to open them up with one snip. Place the edge of the cutter on the high inside edge by the middle of the coin but clear of the gasket and crack. The plastic will split across the slab and can be opened as though it is hinged on the opposite side. Watch out for stray fingertips!
edited to say: and crack is whack (ask Whitney)
I Luv my Plastik. just Luv It.
Never hear "I think thats a counterfeit"
<< <i>Just STAY AWAY FROM MY COINS!
I Luv my Plastik. just Luv It.
Never hear "I think thats a counterfeit" >>
Don't get your panties in a bunch there, Ambro
I am a total gentleman and would never even consider taking the clothes off one of your Golden Ladies without express consent...
<< <i>I love the smell of a freshly placed sticker...
In that case, when we finally meet, I'm gonna plant a "steal your face" sticker right on your nose...
<< <i>
<< <i>I love the smell of a freshly placed sticker...
In that case, when we finally meet, I'm gonna plant a "steal your face" sticker right on your nose...
Cool!
<< <i>Careful, Don Willis may kiss you on the lips, all those future non-resubmission submissions. >>
True.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
And that baby's out of the slammer
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BONGO HURTLES ALONG THE RAIN SODDEN HIGHWAY OF LIFE ON UNDERINFLATED BALD RETREAD TIRES
<< <i>Three soft taps with a hammer
And that baby's out of the slammer
...and maybe on a resubmit the graders will give a hummer
...but if it were to bodybag, now that would be a bummer
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<< <i>Careful, Don Willis may kiss you on the lips, all those future non-resubmission submissions. >>
True.
As long as the cracker and the slabber are not the same, no grading fees are being flushed down any metaphorical toilet.
Ed. S.
(EJS)