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Valued Member
Australia
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I don't really have a collecting pattern so I dont use the dansco or whitman albums either. My coins go into 2x2 cardboard holders and then into a 2x2 box. so far I'm only halfway through my first box and when that fills I will get another because I like the way they are stored. All the cardboard holders get a file number and the coins are databased on an app on my android tablet.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Danskos and Whitman albums are great when you first start off because you can see which coins you need But as far as storing coins long term I'm with sel , 2x2 in good quality albums are the way to go.
The folders are especially bad news as they tend to tone the coins and when they are closed the coins can touch each other.
the airtites are good but I prefer the 2x2's personally
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Valued Member
Australia
243 Posts |
I store my 2x2's in a cash box (which then goes into my safe). I have a few silica packets (the kind that come with new shoes) in the safe and the boxes. The good coins go into lighthouse QUADRUM cases (I like them because they look fancy).
Personally, I would like to display some of my coins but it is too risky (fire and theft are the biggest concerns). So I went with a fireproof safe.
Edited by enoilgam
06/15/2012 06:22 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
my collection coins are all 2x2s in 2x2 storage boxes I got online. Easy access for viewing and carefully planted around the house so not to look too conspicuous.
My bullion is in tubes for each denomination and I bought a dozen of those fake home cleaning product aresol spray cans, you know the ones, one is a Raid Ant Killer, an EZOFF Oven Cleaner etc... I stuff those to the brim with bullion/junk investment silver and keep them with the rest of the legit cleaning products. I also have boxes of pasta/rice that if you were to reach in past the top 3 inches of rice you would feel an odd burlap sack and low and behold, what do you think is in there? lol, no flippn' criminal is ever breaking in my house, getting past the alarm and discovering that stuff!!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Most of my coins are in 2X2s in archival quality album pages. I keep these in a floor safe, but it is not fire-rated. I seem to remember reading on this forum that the fire-rated safes contain a chemical that attacks the coins. Perhaps one of our members can confirm or disagree?
Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Edited by cipster
06/15/2012 10:27 am
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Valued Member
Canada
370 Posts |
Cipster, I remember reading the same thing. I think it has to do with the "fireproofing" material in the safe trapping in moisture, but I'm not 100% sure
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New Member
 United States
29 Posts |
Freeworld,
Imagine the day that if there are people over for a cookout. (the kind where multiple guests are cooking) "Hmmm, rice would sure make a nice side dish"..
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1006 Posts |
dsfreeworld that is very very smart:)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1088 Posts |
I like the rice idea! If I remember correctly, rice can also be used to remove moisture. I have heard of people taking a cell phone that had gotten wet and putting it in a bag of rice to remove the moisture. great thinking for a hiding spot too. I have a large safe right now but if I did not, I would use that
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have over 100 Whitman Albums. All are in Zip Lock Plastic Bags. Most other coins are in 2x2's and then in those Whitman 2 row boxes that hold about 100 or more. Other coins are in those plastic tubes. Some of the coins in my Albums have been there for well over 20 or more years and no, nothing wrong with any of them.
I'm in a really high humidity area too.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am forced to agree with just carl if you live in a high humidity envoronment.
It seems to me wise to put your albums, be they Whitmans, Danscos or the ring binder type as I have, in large clip lock polyethylene bags.
It does make the storage of such albums a bit more of a hassle, it is up to the collector to decide if such a move is justified.
An input into that decision is the need as to how often you get to coins in your collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It does make the storage of such albums a bit more of a hassle, it is up to the collector to decide if such a move is justified.
True but I've got used to just pulling them out, doing whatever, pushing them back in. For my #1 sets, the ones with the highest graded coins, I usually use a double Zip Lock Bag and that really is a hassle. I also have a really great dehumidifyer for my house and it is on all year long. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1088 Posts |
When you use ziplocs, do you include a silica sand packet to absorb moisture? It just seems to me that when you seal the bag, you may also be sealing int moisture. I dont know, just asking.
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 United States
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When you use ziplocs, do you include a silica sand packet to absorb moisture? Yes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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When you use ziplocs, do you include a silica sand packet to absorb moisture? It just seems to me that when you seal the bag, you may also be sealing int moisture. I dont know, just asking. I never have yet. I simply push out as much air as possible, then fold over any excess, then seal. Not enough air to do anything in all the years I've been doing that. The only thing I do differently is for all set #1's, I double the Zip Lock bags. |
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