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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anyone know what this odor is? Might it tarnish the coins long term?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The box looks like plastic, but it's supposed to be lacquered wood, which I think is where the smell is coming from. It's probably not good for us or the coins, so all of us who were foolish to keep it in the OGP are probably screwed. In a few years we'll have messed up coins and cancer.
Actually, I have no idea if it's harmful, but new car smell always gives me a bad headache.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I just worry if you even put the case in your safe if that smell would tarnish everything else in there too!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Isn't this why (the potentially harmful chemicals in the presentation cases) the coins are in air-tite holders?
Edited by oih82w8
11/13/2011 2:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The only smell I will experience will be the glorious smell of a box of slabs being returned to me. I have noticed that the 70's do smell much better...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could store the boxes/COA's separately from the encapsulated coins. No odd smells from my five.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just worry if you even put the case in your safe if that smell would tarnish everything else in there too! The cases won't fit in my safe! I ended up carefully removing the 5 coins (still in their air-tight capsules) from each set and sticking them in my safe. The cases are now sitting in a neat pile in a closet. If I ever decide to sell a set, I'll just reassemble one. I hated to do that, but it was either that, leave them out in the open, or buy a new safe just for these. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh boy, here we go!  Where are our chemists when we need them?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Mine just smell like... cardboard. Oh wait, that's cause I haven't opened them.
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Where are our chemists when we need them? We have a couple. I am sure they will stumble upon this eventually.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mine smell like exhaust, as in the USPS truck that took them away... I don't believe that truer words can be said about my Eagles as they fly off to their new owner... A FIERY HORSE WITH THE SPEED OF LIGHT, THE CLOUD OF DUST AND A : HEARTY "HI HO SILVER" -- THE LONE RANGER! http://www.genericradio.com/show.ph...ef223bac3f8bOh well, it's true that we only posses coins for a short time, this was one of the shortest! Edited by oih82w8
11/15/2011 12:43 pm
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Valued Member
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I kinda like the smell  I hope it's not harmful to the coins. |
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Posted 11/13/2011 2:00 pm
