How Do You Store The Pennies You Horde!?!

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Patience young padawan.

I pretty much do the same, coin wrappers are cheap (free), and my "boxes" are sometimes boxes, other times big plastic jars (just shove the rolls in), etc.




Circulated ones go in "circulated rolls". Uncirculated ones (provided they aren't massively expensive coins that could get damages by other rolls hitting them, etc.) all go together in "uncirculated rolls".

Only thing about "uncirculated rolls" (or rolls of any other type for that matter), being rolled in acidic paper, they will tone the parts of the coins that are in contact with the paper (the coin edges, and the whole side of each ender), so it's wise to put a circulated coin on each end of an otherwise uncirculated roll (in my opinion).

Does the toning edges decrease their value? Hard to say right now for the more common Memorial Reverse multi-billion mintages (not enough have been lost/melted...illegally or by the mint)...but in one of the most recent Littleton magazines there were 1930 Wheaties from original mint rolls graded MS-65 and MS-66 (or it could have been MS-64 and MS-65), and they most certainly should have had toned edges...and they are rather expensive (or at least my subjective definition of "expensive")

Bottom line: Plastic holders will keep your coins more tone-free, but are more expensive than wrappers, and don't (in my opinion) store as easily. So, do what you feel is best, just be aware of the risks when doing it.

I keep the penny boxes I get from the bank, and put my rolls of circulated coins in there. I try to sort by decade but sometimes I just have to make a roll with a few extra coins. I figure it will be a surprise in fifty years or when ever I attempt to look through them again. I don't keep a lot though.

Air tight plastic...



clean it, the salt in cashews would be murder, and as far as I know most plastics are not reactive to metals or air or moister photo sensitive thou so keep them out of the lights.

@Kritler: wheaties and copper pennies.

I like the glass idea and I'll most likely stick with my plastic, works great like Nathancrh1 already knows, and they even fit under my bed.

Here is my problem with coffee cans... Metal on Metal. Air tight, properly stored and NO humidity maybe it's a good idea...

But what happens when the pipes burst in the basement and the cans get flooded, yeah worst case, but a slightly cracked lid and a humid spring and you have a lump of green rust for Christmas, paint cans might have a better seal and any dried paint may just work as a 'Plastic' liner for the cans, I'd still say go with plastic but how can empty paint cans from a construction site be expensive, just ask the foreman if you could get a few before they get tossed in the dumpster.

Again, if you don't mind dumpster diving most restaurants toss out dozens of buckets a day. But I'll still with my cashew jars