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I always worry about the storage of my coins. I don't want to do anything that could cause wear or damage over an extended period of time, but the other day, I realized I was out of half dollar sized flips, which are what I normally use for large cents. I had just received a large cent in the mail and had nowhere to put it, so I stuck it in a large dollar flip, and lo and behold... It looks really cool! It doesn't seem to slide around in the flip. The plastic is tight all around. What do you think? Is this safe for 50 years of storage? I guess I just like having all that space around the coin. It gives it a 3D sort of look. Here two large cents - one in a half dollar flip, and the other in a dollar flip.     |
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scottk, it's totally up to you and what you prefer. If the coin isn't moving around, it doesn't matter. Personally, I always go one size larger, using a nickel-sized flip for the vast majority of my cent-sized CWTs. There's a small space around the tokens (which I like), but not near as much as what your picture shows. I like to be able to see the rims & edge of them in the flips, and using the exact size flip as the coin, you can't see them.
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01/17/2015 2:24 pm
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I use penny flips for my dimes, trimes, and smaller!
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Yeah, I don't know if the plastic would loosen and allow the coin to slide around after a long time or if it would stay tight like it is.
I just like how the coin appears to be floating in the air when I hold it up to look at it.
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IF it just sits there should make no difference what size flip you use. Unless your running around shaking it, makes no difference.
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I up-size a lot. I have never had a problem with the Mylar stretching or the coin shifting over time.
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Yeah, I don't know if the plastic would loosen and allow the coin to slide around after a long time or if it would stay tight like it is. Well how much do you intend it to be moving around? It's probably going in an album page or a storage box and it's going to sit for a long time. The plastic is not really abrasive anyway. Quote:
I just like how the coin appears to be floating in the air when I hold it up to look at it. I do too. I like leaving enough room to see the edges on most coins. |
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A lot of your success will depend on your stapling technique. I wouldn't recommend it for a novice. (Just kidding.)
Any size will afford more protection than none, you can always change it out later.
For reeded edge coins, a larger size offers more of a view.
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Posted 01/17/2015 2:35 pm
