Nice Yard Sale Silver!
- Thread starter Porsche914
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This might be a tough one to crack.
frankiefry
Forum Supporter
Nice find. Yep, those are 80% silver. Congrats.
Porsche914
Elite Member
80% is right.
So I went to work trying to get the coins out.
1. Whacked it with a hammer., hardly made a mark.
2. Cut it with a jigsaw and then tried to split it with a chisel. I noticed that the plastic melted from the friction of the saw blade.
3. Low melting point?!?! so I apply a little heat...maybe it will melt. NOPE.
4. Apply more heat with small torch. IT CATCHES FIRE! I watch it for a minute and notice that it burns pretty clean so I let it go. 30 minutes later the case is gone and the coins are free.
So I went to work trying to get the coins out.
1. Whacked it with a hammer., hardly made a mark.
2. Cut it with a jigsaw and then tried to split it with a chisel. I noticed that the plastic melted from the friction of the saw blade.
3. Low melting point?!?! so I apply a little heat...maybe it will melt. NOPE.
4. Apply more heat with small torch. IT CATCHES FIRE! I watch it for a minute and notice that it burns pretty clean so I let it go. 30 minutes later the case is gone and the coins are free.
digitup
Senior Member
Nice find and cool extraction!!! 
WildDigger
Elite Member
Great find and recovery.
