Coin Storage

Hey, good question. I've been wondering about the best way to store my coins as well. Someone who knows something should answer eventually :)

Might as well just place them all in a can, box or bury in a hole somewhere. Didn't mean to sound silly but just placing coins in a jar is so far from good or a source of preservation that almost anything else is just as good.
Regardless of their value, placing cois in a jar where they can bang around together and scratch each othere is just not good. Placing any moisture absorbing item could be dangerous. Those things can only absorb just so much and then become useless. And when wet, those things could actually create damage to coins.
For a method of storing low valued coins most coin dealers sell those plastic rolls. They are available on line or at most coin stores and will protect coins much better.

You might want to consider clear plastic coin tubes. I just picked up a bunch of these for storing the sorts of coins you're describing: coins I want to keep but don't quite seem to be worth a 2X2. The tubes were about 75 cents each.