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Valued Member
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@KenKat
On the corners?
That's what I do when I use my large dollar size 2x2s
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@Joe - I do them like #3 but no staple on the top - that's probably a lot more clear than how I originally said it.  |
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United States
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@KenKat
Ah, I see, must have had a brainfart or something!
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Fold on top,staple on bottom and on right side and on left side. Staples not too close to coin. Then I flatten all staples with a smooth jawed pair of pliers. John1  |
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United States
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#4 for me, but inverted with the horizontal staple on top (fold on bottom). How close to the coin depends on the coin's thickness. Then I flatten staples with pliers.
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Australia
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Option 3. I had a friend in my coin club (since passed away) who always used the three-staple method, leaving the hinge side staple-free. I pointed out to him that when you do this, the coins keep slipping out of the window, towards the hinge, as there's nothing to stop the coin from doing that if you don't put a staple there. Quote:
I don't staple. I use Scotch Tape. When I buy coins, if they are shipped in stapled flips, the first thing I do is remove them and put them in a new flip. If it's a tiny coin, such as a silver III¢ piece, I use double sided tape between the flaps of the 2x2. I really don't want to risk the staples scratching the coin in the flip or making contact with other coins in the vinyl three hole punch pages I use to store my coins. I'd find the risk of corrosive gases emitted by the scotch-tape to be a higher risk to the coins than staples. I use self-adhesive flips more often than not, on the assumption that the adhesive in the flips is coin-safe. 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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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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I use #3, but not as close to the coin as that diagram shows. I just use a regular office stapler, and am careful to not scratch any coin. Also, anyone who is using vinyl pages, STOP. Vinyl contains PVC, which can seep through the thin mylar window over time and cause PVC damage. Replace the vinyl with PVC-free pocket pages. Also, get an archival-safe binder as well. The gasses from pvc can cause toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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#3 But farther away from the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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#4 but farther from the coins.
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Valued Member
Canada
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#10 Similar to #5 .Four staples at the 2x2 corners parallel to the central window edge.
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10/28/2020 8:16 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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So like this? on the edges 'bout
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Valued Member
United States
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I love the little faces that were drawn in the diagram!
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United States
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I do what Kenkat and John1 do.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do #3. I use four staples from my office stapler and press the staples down with needle nose pliers. I'd have to use four staples because the lack of symmetry on the 2x2 would drive me crazy....the inner architect in me.
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