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 Posted 07/29/2016  7:51 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add 21Maverick21 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi all,

I'm new to collecting and I just realized all these coins are starting to pile up. What is everyone's way to keep it fromay doing so? Is there a baseball card type sleeve/binder pages for coins? Or is there a better way?

Any suggestions welcome!
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 Posted 07/29/2016  8:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NeoSpec to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm new to this as well, but a couple guidelines include avoiding PVC (poly vinyl chloride?) type plastics and limiting humidity (i.e. a box with orange re-useable dry-packs [blue ones use cobalt]). Depending on what you're trying to preserve (i.e. notes, coins of various compositions) there are likely other specific things to become informed about as well.
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 Posted 07/29/2016  8:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fuzzy317 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
avoid PVC. Most of my storage supplies came from http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/ and/or http://www.danscoalbumstore.com/
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 Posted 07/29/2016  8:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Depends on what you want to collect. If you are collecting US (or Canadian to a lesser extent) you can find albums for just about anything you want. If you are collecting a series, I would recommend getting 2x2 flips (PVC-free... be careful because not all of them are) and binder pages. If you are just stacking silver or miscellaneous coins, cardboard 2x2s are probably the way to go.
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 Posted 07/29/2016  9:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Best way to store it, is to just bring the collection over to my house...

Outside of that...
Dansco albums are a professional grade album.
Other good ones like Whitman, Littleton, and even US Mint albums.
Coin tubes from hobby shops/coin shops are used to organize and safely store bulk coins or smaller amounts.
2x2's
Safe plastic encapsulated coin size holders.
3 ring binders with 2x2 sleeves
Paper currency also has sleeves.

So what kinds and amounts of coins are you referring to ?
Like proof coins?
4,000 Wheat Cents ?
Junk silver ?
Mint sets ?
Gold ?
Silver?
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07/29/2016 9:51 pm
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 Posted 07/30/2016  12:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 21Maverick21 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So far it's around 30 Indian heads and a few hundred wheats. I'd like to be able to see both sides in a convenient way such as a book. I'll eventually collect other coins as well.

As a side note, what does pvc do to the coins?
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 Posted 07/30/2016  01:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Wizzy1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
In my humble opinion, the undisputed KING of storage is our member GR58. He has a State Quarter collection that is amazing in volume and organization. See this thread.
https://goccf.com/t/215964&SearchTe...tate,quarter
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 Posted 07/30/2016  10:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Wizzy1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
21Maverick21, I guess I didn't answer your question. Most albums contain binders that over time alter the surface of the coin. This alteration can be toning.
PVC breaks down and leaves a green residue on the coin. This corrodes the surface and can permanently damage the coin if not removed early. I think most three ring binder pages are made of PVC.
I use 2x2 Mylar flips and store these in cardboard or plastic boxes. Each denomination has it's own box. The Mylar is inert and the other side of the flip has card stock with printed information about each coin. I have always bought my supplies on ebay because most supply houses charge crazy shipping rates.
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 Posted 07/30/2016  10:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

One suggestion is to go to the Whitman Publishing web site. There you will see a massive assortment of Folders, Albums, books on coins.
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 Posted 07/30/2016  4:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 21Maverick21 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks guys, I'll have to check all your suggestions.

If I have it in a mylar 2x2 and then put it in the 2x2 page book, would that suffice or would I just need to avoid the 3ring binders all together?
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 Posted 07/30/2016  6:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add UltraRant to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I mainly use 2x2's to store my coins, and a few more expensive ones reside in hard plastic capsules (and those are sometimes put in nice cases).

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 Posted 07/31/2016  06:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
PVC isn't often used any more in the making of plastics, I've heard here on CCF. That's a thing of yesteryear.
Your Wheats & IHC's are copper. And copper metal can turn green with Verdigris cancer just with air and moisture, nothing to do with PVC whatsoever.

3 ring binders are absolutely ok. The clear plastic sleeves inside for your coin materials will be purchased separately "for coins or currency", from a coin or hobby shop.
So no need to worry about that, same goes for plastic flips, coin tubes, etc. (Storage options like Freezer Ziplock baggies--again, no PVC is used in making them nowadays.)

Humidity, preventing coin on coin contact, & being airtight are the worries and challenges.
Professional grade albums like Whitman and Dansco are the popular choices for display of both sides of coins, but stored in a bad environment , will still "tone" them.
This isn't due to PVC in the albums, it's strictly environmental .

But so the 3 ring binder also absolutely gives viewing of both sides just like an album, as your sleeve inserts allow the 2x2's and such to be inserted in the slot pouches, hence allowing viewing of both sides just like an album. You just simply turn the page to see all the reverses, just like an album.
A nice advantage OVER albums, is that 3 ring binders allow different kinds, sizes, and types of coins versus albums have a specific hole, date, and mintmark generally speaking.
So, for example, you have 30 Indian Heads, but maybe only 11 different dates. 19 Indian Heads of the same date can be put into 2x2's and placed in the plastic pouches of your 3 ring binder for easy displaying of both sides.
With only an album, you have 11 holes filled and then a pile of duplicates. (Which CAN be put into 2x2's and just left in a loose pile), but this option gives you a place for your duplicates.
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07/31/2016 07:32 am
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 Posted 08/01/2016  2:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Basically, if you live in a high humidity geographical location, or a concentrated specific moisture rich area of your home, you must take some extra safeguards that others do not really need to worry about as much.
Even desiccant moisture packs can help too.
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08/01/2016 2:15 pm
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