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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:13:32
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I have a ugly ten dollar gaming token. How do I pop out the silver?
My finger is bleeding after puncturing myself with a screwdriver  .
Thanks.
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:16:51
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| Would liquid nitrogen work? Applied in just the right spot, the center could shrink enough to separate them, right? |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:23:06
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1)large diameter bolt
2)hammer
3)socket smaller than the token but larger than the silver.
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:41:08
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| Sent them to Market Harmony. |
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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
757 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:53:01
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Originally posted by El Dee
1)large diameter bolt
2)hammer
3)socket smaller than the token but larger than the silver.
Thanks for your help.
I'm a city slicker so the only thing I understood was 2) hammer.
This is what happened 
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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
757 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:54:35
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| BTW, I got four $10 gaming tokens for twenty bucks all(and about $5 for gas)! |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:56:18
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| I would have left it in there. It may have had some collector's value intact. |
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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
757 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 17:03:16
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Originally posted by Ardent Listener
I would have left it in there. It may have had some collector's value intact.
I have had two of the "PIONEER" so I couldn't help myself.
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 17:57:24
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| You need a key chain, drill a small hole and put on key chain... The eagle I have loves being on mine, although it has no idea what is is now. :) |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 18:30:49
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Excellent work...the Fred Flintstone approach works well.
A bench vise can be used to press it out - but you are a city slicker. :o)
What's the center - .999...as Ardent said, isn't it worth more whole? |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 20:08:24
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The tokens are offically called Silver Strikes and they have their own collector's club: You must be logged in to see this link.
Strike Composition
$2 and $3 strikes are made of Brass
$7 strikes are .999 Silver with approximate weight of 0.65 ounces.
$10 strikes have a .999 Silver center insert, outer ring is Brass See: You must be logged in to see this link. ... approximate Silver weight is 0.60 ounces of Silver.#8194;Sometime in 2005, a new thinner center insert strikes with less silver (~ 0.50) appeared.#8194;In 2009 CLAD (no .999) $10 strikes appeared, even some red capsules.#8194;However, the red capsules should return to .999 silver.
$20 strikes have a .999 Silver outer ring with some 24kt Heavy Electroplating (HE) and a Bronze 24kt Heavy Gold Electroplate (HGE) on the center insert, approximate Silver weight is 0.75 ounces of Silver.
$28 strikes are .999 Silver with 24kt Gold Plating (GP), approximate Silver weight is 0.65 ounces.
$40 strikes are .999 Silver with 24K Heavy Electroplate (HE), approximate Silver weight is 1.54 for the large size $40 strikes and 1.26 for the small size $40 strikes.
$200 strikes are 1 troy Pound (12 ounces) of Silver and may have some 24kt Heavy Electroplating or for the newer RWM mint strikes may have colorization.
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 21:06:07
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Originally posted by Dalsuh
BTW, I got four $10 gaming tokens for twenty bucks all(and about $5 for gas)!
Congrats, That was a smokin deal! |
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fasTTcar
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
573 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 22:46:51
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| I find it easiest to put the "strike" in a vice and use a pair of vice grips to grab the copper and bend it. The silver pops right out. |
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zerocd
Penny Hoarding Member
555 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 03:54:40
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Uh oh!
I live next to slots but never, ever, go.
Now I'm wondering if they use silver tokens....
Time to investigate.
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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
757 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2010 : 02:27:33
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Originally posted by fasTTcar
I find it easiest to put the "strike" in a vice and use a pair of vice grips to grab the copper and bend it. The silver pops right out.
I bet you get lots of customers dumping the tokens at your store!
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