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Valued Member
United States
119 Posts |
what are the best 2x2's, one's I have to staple of the self sticky ones?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm not a fan of the self sticky ones . I use a good quality 2x2 and flat clinch staples . 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2655 Posts |
 This is the way.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1131 Posts |
with T-BOP I don't really like the thought of adhesive being in such close proximity to a coin plus I like to be able to simply remove the two top staples if I wish to upgrade or photograph a coin. ... and Parklane64
Edited by coaster
02/11/2022 8:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
The chemicals in adhesives are usually no bueno.
My hoard of '82s is up to 241! 218 BC x 1, 118 BC x 3, 18 BC x 1, 82 x 1, 182 x 1, 282 x 2, 382 x 1, 582 x 2, 682 x 1, 782 x 2, 882 x 1, 982 x 4, 1082 x 1 1182 x 8, 1282 x 2, 1382 x 1, 1482 x 6, 1582 x 13, 1682 x 17, 1782 x 60, 1882 x 68, 1982 x 45
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United States
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I'm team staple too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
19848 Posts |
Stapled 2x2's are re useable.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
45768 Posts |
Flat staple 2x2 with "clear" windows. John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6032 Posts |
Like it was said staple ones are reusable for upgrades or some other coin.
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Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
I also vote with the staple 2 x 2s
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1126 Posts |
To be honest, I do think the sticky 2x2's are a lot more 'attractive' to look at than stapled ones. There's also the plus of not having to worry about staples scratching the insides of vinyl binder sheets; which happens even with 'flat' staples. However, I only use stapled 2x2's.  Although I normally just use a new 2x2 if I need to open an already stapled one, I have re-stapled the original a few times in the past. Also, like others have mentioned, I'm not sure about the long-time effects of glue on the insides of 2x2's. I use glue now (Elmer's Glue Sticks) to attach labels to the outside of my 2x2's, but, being on the other side of the coin doesn't worry me. Quick answer: staples. |
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United States
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Staples. I tried the self-sealing type a long time ago. It was not a good time.  |
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United States
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Moderator
Australia
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I prefer the self-adhesives, myself. Woo hoo! I'm in the minority!  Stapled 2x2s do have advantages mentioned above, such as the lack of potentially suspicious adhesives, and their re-usability. I still prefer the "clean look" of self-adhesives. Plus, the staples always seem to get in the way of trying to write stuff on the 2x2. When I record country, denomination, date, mintmark, price-paid-code, collection database number, reference catalogue numbers, purchase date and who I acquired it from, any variety notes worth noting, and the recasing history if applicable, I frankly need all the writing space I can get. 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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Staple guy 2x2 over here.
If you cannot find a flat clinch stapler, no biggie.
Just use needle nose pliers to flatten them.
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Posted 02/11/2022 8:50 pm
