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I use a vise, put it in crosswise, squeeze until it pops, turn it put it in lengthwise and do the same. NGC slabs sometimes pop open with no damage to the slab and could be reused. Kind of worrisome … (View Post)

Just use non PVC holders and there is no need to worry. (View Post)

That's not how doubled dies work. On a doubled die, the doubling is in the die itself, when the die is made it is impressed more than once by the hub, if there is movement between impressions this ca… (View Post)

I agree with Mark, a new collector buying raw and then having them graded almost never ends well. Can you tell the difference between a coin with original surfaces and a cleaned coin? Between a light… (View Post)

I actually started collecting these by die variety once but they were mostly so similar I gave up on that. I still have a good selection of major type and date. (View Post)