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I also never toss them into my own trash, after I'm sure there is no identifying marks on them that can trace the holders back to me, I put all the empty holders into a small paper bag and toss it at the gas station trash can or Starbucks, somewhere I am not known, nor a regular customer. Don't need someone to see all the coin holders in my trash can and think the house is full of rare coins. Better safe than sorry. Pleased to see I am not the only person who does this. 
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You can easily puncture the Mylar with a wooden toothpick, which has essentially no chance of damaging the coin. Drag a little to rip the Mylar, and the coin is free. This.  I purposely "up-size" my 2x2 for the coin—for example, nickels in quarter holders. This leaves just enough room to punch the plastic when the time comes, but not too much so the coin stays centered during its stay. There are times when I am removing a coin from a purchase and there is little to no room to push through the plastic. If the staples are far enough away, I just cut one or two edges inside the staples and pop the coin out onto a clean towel. When the staples are close to the coin, it is an exercise in patience and I remove them as Hondo described above. I cannot stress this enough, but patience is key.
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I also never toss them into my own trash, after I'm sure there is no identifying marks on them that can trace the holders back to me, I put all the empty holders into a small paper bag and toss it at the gas station trash can or Starbucks, somewhere I am not known For my empty 2x2's I have a nice heavy duty cross cut shredder I put any old no longer needed 2x2 into and all data is shredded It even eats up staples like nobody's business 
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For my empty 2x2's I have a nice heavy duty cross cut shredder I put any old no longer needed 2x2 into and all data is shredded It even eats up staples like nobody's business 
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Pillar of the Community
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Jbuck, I don't shred flips, but I definitely shred all my incoming ebay and USPS envelopes for the same reason. I don't need any troublemakers deciding that I might have expensive coins in the house. I also used to send mail but putting the flag up on the mailbox, but after our neighborhood had the first incidents of porch pirates, I started taking mail to the post office indoor drop slot. I am sometimes forced to cut flips to free purchased coins—I learned how to do that here—but once a kind CCF denizen enlightened me about piercing the Mylar, that became my preferred method. Don't even get me started on the sellers who staple plastic flips! =P |
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Quote:I definitely shred all my incoming ebay and USPS envelopes for the same reason. I Yup! That gets tossed in with all the junk mail, especially credit offers. I really hate those.  I do not think my shredder can handle 2x2s, because I have to separate the plastic out from bubble mailers. She is getting long in the tooth. I should add those to the list of requirements for the equipment upgrade.  Quote:
I also used to send mail but putting the flag up on the mailbox, but after our neighborhood had the first incidents of porch pirates, I started taking mail to the post office indoor drop slot. Good choice! Even though I work from home, all our outgoing mail goes to work with my wife to be sent from there. Quote:
Don't even get me started on the sellers who staple plastic flips! =P 
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Forgive my lack of knowledge, I'm still fairly new to this. When you say "Flips", what exactly are you referring to?
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My pleasure.  |
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Now understanding what they are, I would be irate if I found that someone stapled those  Edited by TeeEss86
02/17/2025 2:29 pm
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United States
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Indeed. Staples are unnecessary by design.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The staples on that "1928S" Jefferson might be a little difficult.  |
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I put all the empty holders into a small paper bag and toss it at the gas station trash can or Starbucks, somewhere I am not known glad to see I'm not alone on my extreme measures of disposing of my numis. waste. Only I use a large fast food drink cup and crush it with the 2x2 within.
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Only I use a large fast food drink cup and crush it with the 2x2 within. Layers and layers and layers... 
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