Vacuum Sealing Coins For Storage

The Rwandan African Wildlife series 1 oz silver coins come in what seems to be vacuum sealed plastic. Comparing those left in the sealed plastic to those that were removed and put into an airtite, it definitely makes a difference. The sealed coins look exactly the same as they always have. Those in air totes have started toning around the edges.

The Rwandan African Wildlife series 1 oz silver coins come in what seems to be vacuum sealed plastic. Comparing those left in the sealed plastic to those that were removed and put into an airtite, it definitely makes a difference. The sealed coins look exactly the same as they always have. Those in air totes have started toning around the edges.

Desiccant (of some kind) I would probably use in a safe or other storage areas i.e. draws, boxes but not in a vacuum sealed for fear of contaminating the coin or other over a very long period of time. Solely do to not knowing enough about them and chemical make up and so on in short. Never thought of a tupperware container and would never use one as storage they're not as airtight as you think they are lol. You can do the cheap way vacuum sealing and take a ziplock bag and put a straw in it and suck the air out LOL but not going that route either lol.

One of the reasons why I was thinking about vacuum sealing was the preservation of the coin and to also save space and I could look at the coin more easily anytime I want it wanted to go back to see what I had. I am familiar with other collectibles and storage in other ways and how it/to preserve certain things I am not talking about food here fellas lol some of coins, currency but also other collectibles and fine items. Just wasn't familiar with being able to vacuum seal a coin. I would have to look into the type of material to do such a thing that someone had already commented about, and if they make that for vacuum sealing. There are tubes and I believe they have which are desiccant type ones that can be used for coins I saw. I didn't see that they came in coin sizes. Therefore if they're only large tubes it would in my opinion, render it useless do to one size fit all type of tube.

I liked everybody's comments and thank you for them. Each comment had something to add which I liked.

@kanga... I have a lot that are in the 2x2 stapled and can tell you definitely after years they are done and need to be replaced. Besides going through the immense amount of coins I have to I have those that I'm contending with and I decided to browse through last night and I can tell you all kinds of stuff got in there around the circle part and the windows I'll call it have cracked like plastic when it ages for a long time.

Some coins I'm deciding on keeping and some I'm going to eventually sell and then there's some that I may just give away to some young youths on here. I have no one to leave anything to, everybody has passed and I have no children and my nieces and my nephew are not interested in them at all. Sadly many of the coin collection have got dumped in the coin machine not by me and very expensive microscopes have got tossed into a dumpster not by me. Trust me I'm beside myself about this.

@Lunch Money... Do you have one of those coins and is it still sealed? And if you have it does the packaging say would it sealed with? Just wondering maybe it could help me if I decide to take one adventure on vacuum sealing.
What can it hurt (?)

@machine20

Reno911- tsk, tsk!

My preference, as a girl, would be a more professional storage unit such as an AirTite! Less intrusive, stores very well, protects the coins and are easily stored in an album for viewing.

I can just see currency getting smashed and twisted in a vacuum sealer! Ugh!