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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it going to be worth more, in the long run, in pristine, MS condition in an airtite or with pvc discoloration in the original mint package ?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6768 Posts |
I can say, that IMO it will worth the more or less the same.
But as a collector, I wouldn't mind to pay some premium for "original mint seal / package".
Additional case that I agree to pay more: if I know (on base of several purchases) that you, as seller, will handle this coin as numismatic - avoid touching it with the hands, while removing from the tube and selling it in air-tite capsule.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4008 Posts |
It is possible that under the right storage conditions, warm and humid being the worst, that the PVC in a coin tube could break down chemically over time and emit a little HCl gas. HCI is corrosive, especially in a humid environment and would react with silver to form AgCl. AgCl is a white powdery looking water insoluble material that would not improve the looks of a valuable coin. Because of this, many people recommend using polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene type coin tubes. Air-tights are excellent for long-term coin storage and offer excellent protection from degradation over time. This works best for a few select coins and not large quantities of coins because of the cost of the air-tights.
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Valued Member
 Australia
338 Posts |
Thanks for the replies, I think I will go ahead and remove the coins from the PVC!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1502 Posts |
Odd.. mine came in sealed, air tight, and semi vacuumed plastic strips. No PVC cases or capsules at all
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Pillar of the Community
Japan
666 Posts |
that's how mine came in  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3670 Posts |
I like that series its destine to be aonther premium wallet breaker down the road eh....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3789 Posts |
Well.... I just purchased a Proof cheetah from this series and while I have yet to get a BU like Rwanda Rhino, I think this package would add value so when I get mine I will leave it in the original mint package.
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Valued Member
United States
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Are you sure it will come in mint packaging like the BU coins? As far as I have ever seen, the proofs only come in capsules.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3789 Posts |
I thought only a handful of the releases were in proof from the Rwanda series. I know theres a proof elephant, proof Zebra.. and I just got a proof Cheetah...
hmmmmmm interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6768 Posts |
Interesting, never heard about Proof versions. Just found a few on ebay - priced near $130, while BU finish is only for $60. The Proof has a mintage 1000 (according to the sellers) and come in box and capsule with COA. I got BU Rhino, in the same pouch, like you mentioned for Cheetah. And again - if the coin is not for resale - there is no sense to keep it in this plastic - put in the airtite capsule and display / store. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The orgininal packaging dilemma always fascinates me. I have yet to see any mint packaging equal to an air-tite in quality or display. That said if a coin is not in it's original packaging you know it has been handled. I am going through this same issue with my Pandas but have already decided to use air-tites for Britannias. My guess is I will go with air-tites because I enjoy the coins more so it is worth any resale loss to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes I got my Cheetah proof with COA but no box.
Heres the thing- this private mint that makes them for Rwanda charges dealers for the case. As I been told, in Europe most collectors arent too worried about a matching case and in many cases, speculators want to just buy a bunch at time so its no big deal to them also.
I checked around a box.. but I come to find out that several sellers that say they are including a box, well thats an aftermarket box.
thats one I have learned from asking around and have confirmed from multiple dealers. make sure you ask if the box is aftermarket or not. Myself speaking, I want it with the box that was offered from the mint if possible for presenation sake.
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Pillar of the Community
Japan
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I'm to inclined towards keeping the coin in its original packaging
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