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Pillar of the Community
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Ok thanks apcgs. That does make sense. Too much weight can damage the note
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Pillar of the Community
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right now they are in a safe box, noodled coins are in a tin, pennies are sitting in the coin tray, so I should get 2 by 2's, what about acid free paper or something to help with the notes?
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New Member
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GET THEM OUT OF THE TIN! 2x2 are cheap and easy.
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Pillar of the Community
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will do, and thanks, what about those small lock up safes for money etc, is that ok
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New Member
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Any coins that are touching each other without something seperating them are asking for trouble.
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Pillar of the Community
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ah ha, now I get you, none of the pennies are real flash so I didnt think it would matter, I have a few picture frames might make up some holders and hang em up, my best coin is in a plastic folder and the other couple of good ones are in 2x2 cards I think it must be
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Valued Member
Australia
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For the coins, you could get some 2x2's as mentioned or some mylar saflips. 2x2's are pretty cheap - you can either go for the ones that use staples or the self-adhesive ones. Personally, I use the staple ones because the self adhesives have a tendency to pop open after several years and they dont hold the coins tight (I prefer my coins to be a tight fit in the 2x2). Also a reputable dealer told me that the adhesive sometimes dissolves and spills onto the coins. You can buy 2x2's in bulk off ebay. Just a quick question for apcgs, do you recommend storing UNC notes in an album? I got this $100 Australian paper banknote in UNC and I'm unsure whether to put it into my album. |
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You can buy sleeves from dealers that have a black cardboard backing behind them for extra strength. This stops the notes from bending when/if you turn the pages.  |
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 Australia
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Have a read through the Supplies subforum for more topics about coin and note storage options, though some of the answers may better apply to America rather than here. Personally, for my best notes, I use "Hagner-style" album pages much like apcgs mentions. Relatively safe and secure, the main drawback being you can only see one side of the note. For modern coins, I use 2x2s - either staple or self-adhesive, I have stocks of both which I use - which then get put into photographic slide album pages, then into archival folders. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Whatever you do, do not put paper money, stamps, or photos (or any other paper)in "magnetic" photo albums. They're nothing but codbod with stripes of sticky wax to keep stuff from moving.
The wax will break down and leave oil on the paper, and the stickiness can cause ink to tear off the notes, or even tear the note itself on removal.
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Pillar of the Community
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so for the notes would 2 sheets of perspex be ok? seal it with hot glue and its airtight and cant be touched or bent.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I dunno if perspex yellows or becomes brittle. Mylar, even in thin sheets, would be better.
Hot glue can outgas, and if it's airtite, I can see it breaking the perspex trying to open it to remove the notes.
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Pillar of the Community
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dont have any mylar sheet laying around, but I guess I will have some in the next 4 months ;)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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By "sheet" I mean paper thin. Even that will stop water, gasoline, and within limits, fire. Used to be a place called the2buds (my2buds?) in MI that handled all kinds of holders for coins, paper, comics, postcards, etc.
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New Member
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Just stick to note sleeves and not glueing etc
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