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Pillar of the Community
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Susan
Online coin dealers are a little different in what would be expected for the reasons that you mentioned, but What of the Local store fronted dealer, who stores His coins in 2X2's and has for years, should a collector be turned off by a dealer who doesn't store his coins in a more protective way, I guess what I'm saying is should the coins reflect a loss in value from being stored this way?
also between my cents and dimes,I have over 1700 personal coins XF and up the cost of putting all or most of these in airtites or intercept shields would mean no coin buying for the next several months ,,
Now I know I sound just like the collector that ND has described ,,especially since I keep my coins in a modified Gun safe,, But I do have Two Rotweillers that will defy anyone to get in it.
At any rate I will start buying a few holders at a time Because the advice is right !!
Rick
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02/09/2005 2:14 pm
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Forum Mom
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The only thing I could think of is that your dealer is trying to keep his costs down. Although air-tites are not that expensive, it could get pricey if you're looking to store your whole inventory in them.
For the higher dollar coins, I am surprised that he would store them in 2x2's. Although this storage method won't necessarily bring down the value of a coin, I would suggest taking a little more time to look these coins over as I have seen coins get "coin rub" through the mylar.
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Valued Member
United States
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I can understand why a dealer would use 2x2's. After all, his/her job is to turn over inventory...quickly. Space and storage space is tight in most coin shops. Why keep a coin in a dollar holder when hopefully it will be gone in 30 days.
I use all the above stuff because I live in heat & humidity (nasty stuff for my Red Lincolns). Since I am not concerned about space and storage constraints, I use the aforementioned products. After all, I want them to STAY in their current conditions for many years to come.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like to heat seal coins in SAFLIPS and store them in Whitman blue boxes. Sometimes I'll take a flip and cut it in two. Then I'll put a token as far to one side of the flip as possible and then heat seal it vertically and horizonally. Then cut off the excess and put that flip into a full flip and heat seal that. I'm doubling the protection but not the cost since I can use the other half of the first flip to do again with another token.
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02/09/2005 6:47 pm
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United States
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I am using a product similar to airtights. Does brand matter? for the plastic storage "capsules" ? also what do you think of the storage BOX found at this site? http://www.lighthouse.us/the box not the c ASErggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most of my collection is in 2x2's, but the more valuable stuff (relatively speaking!) is in albums. I am worried about getting rub marks from the mylar sheets, so I don't pull them out more than I absolutely have to. One of these days I'll upgrade, but like Metalman said, that would eliminate my coin buying budget! Plus, if I buy any coins at the coin shop, the owner usually lets me have whatever 2x2's I need for free!  Rachel [:p] |
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Forum Mom
United States
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For those of you who prefer 2x2's, can I make a suggestion?
Cut squares of cardboard to the same size as the 2x2 and insert it (very gently) in between the coins. As long as they aren't packed too tightly in a box, that should prevent any coin rub.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I can only give you the advice that was given to me about 2x2's. They are easy to store, stack, transport, write on, and most importanly cheap. When we have bought 2x2's in the past we get them 4 for a cent. That is cheap folks. Airtites will run fifteen cents when bought in massive quantities. They are much harder to ship, store, and are terrible for writing on. Now, we suggest to all of our customers to remove the coins from the 2x2's and use a better method of long term storage.
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Originally posted by national dealer
I can only give you the advice that was given to me about 2x2's. They are easy to store, stack, transport, write on, and most importanly cheap. When we have bought 2x2's in the past we get them 4 for a cent. That is cheap folks. Airtites will run fifteen cents when bought in massive quantities. They are much harder to ship, store, and are terrible for writing on. Now, we suggest to all of our customers to remove the coins from the 2x2's and use a better method of long term storage.
ND can you please check the two questions I asked earlier about storage items. I respect your opinion. rggoodie rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does brand matter? For me it does. I have spent quite a bit of time researching the various brands and I always recommend Airtites over the others. Kontains are nice and an acceptable subsitute.
Lighthouse makes very good products. They are a bit pricy, but for protection and beauty, they stand at the very top of the market.
There is a coin supply house called "Safe" something that I see at the shows that offer quality products also. They are a bit pricy also, but very well constructed. I will try to find their wesite this weekend and post it here.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As a good rule of thumb, I recommend a 5 to 10% ratio. For every hundred spent on coins, invest 5 to 10 dollars in supplies. All coins with values of $50 and higher should be in an Airtite or simular product. Why not spend a dollar to protect your coin?
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Pillar Of The Community
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Well regardless of what is right or wrong I am sitting here looking at 250 38mm airtites in the bulk! They arrived today so I am now looking at a "moving the Morgans" weekend. One thing is for certain, I LOVE my MORGANS so caring for them and protecting them is what all good parents would do!!!
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Forum Mom
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Originally posted by crystalk64
Well regardless of what is right or wrong I am sitting here looking at 250 38mm airtites in the bulk! They arrived today so I am now looking at a "moving the Morgans" weekend. One thing is for certain, I LOVE my MORGANS so caring for them and protecting them is what all good parents would do!!!
Sounds like a good buy to me...it also sounds like you're going to have a very fun weekend  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
954 Posts |
I with ND and Susan. Today I purchased 500 flips and spent $68.37 for them. Why.? They are the best on the market. Like Longnine009 I use the 9" long Whitman plastic coin boxes to store anything with a value of $5.00 or more. All the coins I have regardless of what they are are heat sealed in the E.T. Kointain Saflips. My albums are all Dansco whenever possible. Then there are albums that I create for myself.
If you got a coin and wish to keep it nice buy the best supplies you can get.
catman
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have finally found the company that I use for products and recommend them highly. They are not cheap, but worth every cent in my opinion. For anyone interested in showcasing their collection is a beautiful, safe manner, check out their inventory. http://www.safepub.com |
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