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Pillar of the Community
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Hello,
I just recently started to collect 1 ounce silver bars. Some of the art on these bars is really nice. Is there anyway to store them in some sort of protective holders. Maybe something similar to a 2x2 flip.
Thank you,
Christopher
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty sure they make plastic rectangle capsules, like what the buffalo bars come in seems like that may work for ya....
Especially old pours are so raw an beat an banged up it really is something I don't worry about, via finger prints which cause toning via hand acids. Something I am most concerned about when dealing with a nice high quality proof eagle for example, which I would not ever handle short of gloves putting into a plastic capsule....
The acids contained in papers an plastic sleeves can cause toning as well which is often a good thing when it forms in an attractive way, but often when it reaches the last stage of the tarnish process which is flat black, not so so much. Those old art bars are usually well into the toning process if they are indeed gonna tone....
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Pillar of the Community
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"Now while your at it Spider go make me a drink Spider!", as I pull out the pistol an shoot ya right in the toe, lol"....rof  Sorry, watched Goodfella's one time too many perhaps.... |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you, I will start searching for a nice holder. " I thought you said you were alright Spider" I have seen that movie too many times myself.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a box of 100. They're nice, and worth having if you buy as many 1 oz. bars as I have. But there is one major caveat. Some of those art bars are oddly shaped. They'll simply be too deep or too long to fit in the rectangular Airtites. You can sometimes take two top Airtites and seal them with something since two tops or two bottoms won't form a seal, but that's the only way it will work, short of taking a Dremel to the bottom Airtite and removing some plastic, if the bar is too long. But then the integrity of the seal is compromised. The other way is to buy 2 oz. rounds and place the bars in them. Only one in each, though. And they'll move around since they weren't designed for such a task.
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Actually, there might be a way to do this that will work better than cutting up a couple of Air-tights and trying to connect them again. Get one of those vacuum packers for food. With that, you can probably put a few bars into a small baggie and seal them up. A single bar might be a little small for this but who knows what is possible without trying it first. Some of the vacuum packers can use roll bags that you cut with scissors before using. With that you can customize the size of the baggies to whatever fits best. I have a vacuum packer but have not tried this. Seems as if it would work, though.
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I actually was wondering something similar as well. I just received 100 Johnson and Mathey 1 oz bars, and they are in sheets of 20.
The sheets are not space efficient. Does it affect the value to cut each sheet into 20 sealed separate bars? It would be easier to store that way.
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Nobis, if you found a plastic capsule which fits them nice, an you removed each with white cotton gloves, an ONLY handled the rims to place in capsule an then seal, I would think that would INCREASE the value a couple of bucks, as bidders are wise an will compensate for it.... Perfect example FREE shipping or not. The ONLY thing that makes sense about charging shipping in my opinion, is that the item sells for a bit less, which creates a wee bit less ebay fees.... The thing is if you offer free shipping on an item, an Joe Smo has same item with 6 bucks to high shipping, you will see the piece with free shipping increase in price right at 6 dollars more then Joe Smo 9 out of 10 times. Same thing with the capsule bars, a buck or two more then normal.... I would rather have them in capsules then their original sealed plastic, but that is just me.... Edited by Silverhawk74
05/08/2012 1:18 pm
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This is what I use and they stack pretty nicely. Hold 20 per plastic box and cost around $2 on ebay.  |
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Nice price an separation factor with that storage box TBK, no worries of scratching taking place, little space taken up as well for 20 oz.....
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The sheets are not space efficient. Does it affect the value to cut each sheet into 20 sealed separate bars? It would be easier to store that way. Yeah, that would probably work pretty well. If there is enough space between the bars, it might be possible to fold these sheets in half or in thirds and then stack the folded sheets. If they were flipped for every other sheet so that the folds were not all on the same side, they might stack pretty well. |
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These are just some of my "junk" bars. Like the new JM bars I bought they fold well in their plastic sleeves, probably not the best for us storage conscious people, but def ok.
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Rest in Peace
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What is the best way to store 1 ounce silver bars? Leave them in the ground as raw silver. - Secure from theft
- Hard to move
- Special skills required to process into bars.
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Pillar of the Community
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After doing a little research I was able to find a large variety of capsules listed on ebay. I picked up a pack of 10 for $6.00 today. The bars I have been collecting are ones that depict President Lincoln. The generic 1 ounce bars I own, don't need to be placed in any kind of capsules. Thank you all for your help. |
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United States
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Thanks for the advice guys. I have them folded over in a box now, but this is not space efficient. I will look into the 20 count boxes shown above, and maybe a few individual holders as well.
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Hey Throwback, what are those boxes listed as on ebay? I can use a few of those... |
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