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 Posted 04/28/2012  05:36 am Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add bebitzaanda to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
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hello to everyone, I am a new member and new to the hobby. I have bought some coins but I don't know if I should take them out of their original package or not? or how to store them? on the capsules or on the paper thing?:(( Can somebody please help me....many thanks

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 Posted 04/28/2012  07:38 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add southsav to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's up to your personal preference

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 Posted 04/28/2012  5:58 pm  Show Profile Check MadMortician's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add MadMortician to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Really depends on what kind of coins you are talking about. If they are mint proof sets, or rolls of coins that have never been circulated, I'd say leave them in their original wrapping.

Same with coins that have been put into a protected labeled sleeve. If you can see the coin clearly, and the package they are in isn't harmful to the coin over long periods of time (some research here is needed on your part), then I don't see a benefit to removing them. They are just a high risk of being damaged.

Now, if you picked up a roll of Wheat pennies or something similar, and they are mixed up, personally I'd open them up and sort through them and see if you have anything of higher value (or make sure you weren't ripped off!). Again, handling tips and tricks should be used. Once you have looked through them, put them back in something like a coin roll or tube. Having them sitting in Crown Royal bag in your sock drawer is only going to damage them.

Maybe let us know what kind of coins you have, including the coin type, year, mint mark, and exactly what "original packaging" they came in.

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 Posted 04/29/2012  10:35 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm a Album type person so any coins come out of anything they are in and go into an Album.
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 Posted 04/29/2012  1:42 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add biggfredd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
, bebitzaanda!
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 Posted 04/29/2012  4:49 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add w1a9c8k5 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
if they are mint, proof sets or anything commemorative I would leave them in the package. Unless you are trying to complete albums. If its a quarter you bought in the cardboard holder, go ahead an break that puppy out if you have a better place for it.
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 Posted 04/29/2012  5:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 1893S to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
original package, what do you mean?
on the capsules or on the paper thing, what do you mean?
If you are more descriptive you will get great help here.
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 Posted 04/30/2012  12:17 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add svslav to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome to the forum, bebitzaanda!

It depends on your goals as a collector.
If you just bought these coins as "items of value" and plan of reselling them in the future you have a better chance to get your money back if you leave them in the original packaging.

If you bought them to enjoy and build up a collection, and possibly pass it on to your kids/grandchildren then it depends (again) on how you want to store and/or display them. Many coins and sets are issued in all sorts of "presentation packages" and if you find a way to organize them nicely you can keep them unpacked. Many collectors, on the other hand, prefer putting coins in albums or 3-ring binders with 2x2 holders in pages designed for this purpose.

You choose.
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 Posted 04/30/2012  12:28 pm  Show Profile Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I bought a gold buffalo and the coin shop owner said to keep it in the mint packaging. If I took it out I would take an immediate 65 dollar hit.
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