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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Which brand of coin tube do you use? I'm currently collecting cents and bought a box of 100 round coin tubes from H.E. Harris and Co. I guess there o.k. but I'm finding More then a couple that the caps will not stay snug or that they will not tighten up at all. This has caused a copper spill on the carpet twice now.  I'm wondering if there is a better brand out there or are they all about the same? Thanks  |
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Moderator
 United States
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I have two kinds.One has an opaque look and the tops are loose and the other one EMco Kointubes that are clear has great tops,stays tight. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I recently bought H.E. Harris coin tubes and am not at all happy with them. Almost all of them were slightly oval shaped, and the coin at the bottom wouldn't lay flat. This made the coins slant, and I could only fit 49 cents in a tube.  A leading name in coin tubes, KoinTube, is who I'm going with next time. Here's a link to some of their tubes. They look like the Harris ones, but I hope they are better quality. http://www.air-tites.com/round_coin....UxvGJIVnhMI |
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Valued Member
United States
317 Posts |
I'm happy with the Harris 100 count for my memorial cents.
Reinforce the bottom of the box and place a piece of tape with year on top of twisty lid so the rolls are in chronological order and life is easy and organized.
Haven't had any problems.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you all for the info.  I am going to search around to find the prices on the tubes you suggested and see if that will be an issue in deciding at this point. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like the Coinsafe brand square tubes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My "tube" cents I have a lot of square tubes, which are the best in my opinion, but when you load into tube box, they are hard to get out. It is easier to grab the round one out of the box. I have both Coin Safe and Numis brand, probably like Coin Safe better (higher quality).  Rounds - I have a bunch of BCW's (made in China) and just recently got some Security Coin Tubes by Flambeau. Flambeau is a well know manufacturer and injection molder from Kansas. They are opaque and of high quality. My new all-around favorite.  Edited by The_Duke
03/09/2014 1:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While my need for coin tubes diminishes, I still have a few, old ones:
Numis Products Inc., square shaped tubes.
Translucent and soft, they beat out my clear plastic tubes years ago.
TOO brittle and they cracked easily. Tops gave out quickly.
Such a simple product, you would think that the manufacturers would get it right.
Would recommend if they are still made.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks guys. I'm really glad you posted the pictures of the square coin tubes too. I have heard of them but have never looked at them. I guess I just heard ' Square ' tubes and was like  .  Now I know.  I might have to pick a few up and see how I like them. I am just getting started in this hobby and all this information is great! Thank you all so much. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Temporary storage and sorting = cheap (~3/$1) rounds tubes from the LCS. They don't seal well or provide decent protection and they tend to crack and break. Permanent storage = RCM Maple Tubes, US Mint ASE Tubes and CoinSafe brand square tubes. They're almost unbreakable and provide acceptable protection. I keep encapsulated coins in AirTite Cap-Tubes. The Cap-Tubes don't provide any real protection, but the capsules do. Edit---If you're just starting and shopping for tubes, the best prices I've found on square tubes were at -- http://www.jpscorner.comEdited by Fat Freddy
03/10/2014 08:13 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll check that site out. Thanks for the link.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have been using the square coinsafe tubes for a long time, but have recently moved to the round tubes. I have several boxes of pre 1960 jeffersons and Ikes that are very hard to get out of the box when it is full. My fat fingers cannot get a grip as they fit to close together. The round ones seem to be a little easier to deal with for me.
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Posted 03/08/2014 8:43 pm
