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Turbolag Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 11/20/2015 2:09 pm Hey there, so as I'm starting to fill out albums and a binder of coins my collection is getting a bit streamlined. I keep most of them in ziploc bags with a re-useable dessicant, although my binder is too big for a ziploc bag so it just sits exposed to the air in my metal cabinet with all my other coins. The dessicants in the bags seem to be getting exhausted pretty rapidly, which is letting me know my ambient air isn't dry enough, but its still in the dryest area of my house. Id love to buy something like a cheap pelican case, or plastic or metal ammo can that I can just stack them in and seal it. That way I can forgo the bags, and just stack them in there with a pile of dessicants and know they'll be good for a while. I think I want one case for silvers, and one for coppers. Any ideas? Main considerations would be: Footprint size for a binder laying down (standard ammo cans are not) Air tight (ammo cans and pelicans are) Chemically safe (not sure if ammo cans or pelicans are, of course used ammo cans could have traces of gunpowder) Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/20/2015 4:57 pm A larger version of a kid's sealable waterproof school lunch box made out of polyethylene, would be OK. The main problem with such a larger box is that if you wish to take the coin album out of it often, then the use of a dessicant is largely diminished. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/20/2015 5:03 pm Regardless of what you choose to use for storage, I don't think you should quit using the plastic bags because your best defense against humidity is probably layers and layers. I am also wondering about the re-usable desiccant. Nothing lasts forever and it may need to be replaced some day. Also, the plastic bags may have developed tiny perforations and those may need replacing as well. Just a thought .... I kind of struggle with the whole storage problem, too. I want to keep my coins safe from the elements but I would also like to just pull a notebook off a shelf and sit and look at them. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/21/2015 3:46 pm Polyethylene plastic klip lock re sealable bags would be fine, cheaper to to buy, and less awkward to store individual folders or albums in. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 11/27/2015 6:26 pm Pretty much any type of plastic in for food storage should be safe, I've used Tupperware bins for years, with albums and boxes along with de-humidifer desiccants inside with no ill effects. I also use Pelican cases. Just regularly check the coins to make sure nothing is changing with with them, the more heat or humidity is going to cause rapid changes to toning, or have potentially corrosive events happen sooner than they should. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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