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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
Keep in mind some woods will tone coins due to offgassing, especially if you store the coins in a box made of the wood. I think a lot of oak is known for toning silver. For clad it might not have as much of an effect but there is a reason mahogany is commonly used.
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Bedrock of the Community
  United States
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Very good point, llewellin. Oak has a lot of tannins typically. I have a bunch of quarter-sawn white oak out in the garage that's been there for about 15 years waiting on a project. I think I'll go plop an ASE on a board for a month and see what happens. Also, finishes will off-gas as they dry, and certain finishes (oil-based particularly) take longer to dry than others. That begs another question that I'm sure has been answered many times before but are TPG slabs expected to be air tight? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
Yes perhaps the finish is a more important consideration. As far as I know, no TPG slab is guaranteed to be air tight, not even water tight. I think the newer PCGS slabs are advertised as water resistant but this means little. I would not assume the air/gases can not get in to any slab |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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12 pocket slab albums are available.
Such an approach may be convenient for those who also have albums for other than non slabbed coins.
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 United States
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Quote: I have a bunch of quarter-sawn white oak out in the garage that's been there for about 15 years waiting on a project. I think I'll go plop an ASE on a board for a month and see what happens. Nice!  Quote:That begs another question that I'm sure has been answered many times before but are TPG slabs expected to be air tight? Nope. Better than the mint plastic, but they still breathe if only a decent bit slower. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too have the mahogany box. it holds most slabs (except the fatty ones for disc shaped coins) but now it is nearly full of slabs and I may have to get another.
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United States
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A full box is a nice problem to have.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A full box is a nice problem to have. Amen, brother. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1298 Posts |
You cannot go wrong with the mahogany ones. I looked on ebay, and found them in "like new" condition. Good luck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12862 Posts |
Thanks for the tips, Ham and sel.
I am leaning towards the mahogany boxes. Probably won't pull the trigger until I have a dozen or so slabs.
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
I put my certified coins in Eagle Coin Holder pages and turn them into Albums that can be enjoyed - not a fan of putting them in boxed holders. That is fine if you are a "dealer", but I like to enjoy and share my album, and flipping through a box of slabs just doesn't do it for me. I have made albums for a Walker Short Set and a Peace dollar Set, and am now considering a custom album for a Jefferson Wartime Nickel set. The pages take any type of holder (PCGS, NGC, etc.) and they "snap in" nice and secure, and you can look at both sides of the coins. You can buy the pre-made albums that come with an "index page" or you can put together your own sets and create your own "index pages" (that is what I did). You can order just certified pages: http://www.eaglecoinholders.com/new...ath=21_28_53Or you can order albums that are already set-up with an "index" page: http://www.eaglecoinholders.com/new...ath=21_28_31I order their Premium Bookbound Albums, which look real nice in brown: http://www.eaglecoinholders.com/new...ducts_id=335But you can really use any 3-ring binder album you want. Just a suggestion for a nice way to look at your slabbed coins... Michael |
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Valued Member
Finland
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I use Lighthouse Intercept Double Protection boxes to store my slabbed coin. https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/pr...ion-box.htmlThese are little pricey and if you want to view your coins you need to take them out from boxes. But I can fit quite a few boxes in my safe due to small size. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for all the info and ideas, einstem! kheldim81 - thanks, I hadn't seen those LISDP boxes. Those are really interesting. You both make good points... boxes aren't great for casually perusing your collection. I do have a completed Dansco album though. Perhaps that will be enough to satisfy my occasional Ike craving.  |
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United States
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Probably won't pull the trigger until I have a dozen or so slabs. I bought my box when I only had three slabbed Ikes. I wanted it as incentive to buy more.  Quote:
boxes aren't great for casually perusing your collection. I have no problem with it, being just one box for one set. I like that I can pull all of my slabbed Ikes out, spread them around and gawk at them, then put them back safe in their home. Quote:
I do have a completed Dansco album though. Perhaps that will be enough to satisfy my occasional Ike craving. Bingo! I still have the Danscos (Ikes and others) to flip through when I want.  If my entire collection were slabbed, I might be more inclined to go the route einstem did. |
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Valued Member
United States
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CelticKnot-Just a little more grist for the mill as they say...the box I listed in post #7 of this thread that is built to take 30 slabs, when the appropriate foam dividers are removed, will neatly hold two blue PCGS plastic boxes making storage for 40 slabs, more than enough for a nice set of Ikes. Just sayin....
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