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New Member
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I have a bunch of blue and brown ikes that I want to put into air tites. The brown ikes are toning and the blue ikes don't seem to fair so well in the original packaging as well. It would also drastically reduce the storage needed for these.
Has anyone done this? Is this a bad idea? I appreciate any insights you can provide. Thanks so much!
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Valued Member
United States
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curious why they dont hold up well in original packaging
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMO go ahead and do it.
That will not harm their value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not sure about the brown Ikes, but you can use a pair of scissors to cut the blue Ikes out
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Take the blue Ike's out, the brown Ike's USUALLY sell better in their box, but if you don't want them to tone airtight's are a must.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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curious why they dont hold up well in original packaging Blue Ike's came in cellophane and imo are too heavy for it. The brown ikes, while in a plaque like display, are not air tight. The silver proofs came in a hard plastic and do pretty well. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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curious why they dont hold up well in original packaging Most mint packaging is actually destructive long term. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I personally freed four of the eight blue and brown Ikes in my Dansco album.  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks guys! I took out some of the better ones and they look great! I was pleasantly surprised by some scratches only being on the plastic and not the coin. :D Thanks again
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11/13/2019 5:13 pm
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United States
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Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most of my brown Ikes look like that, and they have been stored in home environment their whole lives. Must be something about the plastic slab?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have hundred s of these things and I used to think the mint packaging was the best. But honestly the plastic packaging on the blue ikes is very distructive. especially on 1971. I actually took all mine out and put them in tubes. They have all mostly been restored also to remove the pvc damage. I know some people disagree with the restoring process. But I have sent several I'm to PCGS and never received back an ungradable coin. I dont post much about it, but the only thing I hoard/collect is high grade clad ikes and silver ikes. I much prefer to buy them raw then I dont have to take the time to cut them out.. Also your left with that blue token that you just dont feel right about when you toss it in the trash. So that begins to take up room
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Posted 11/13/2019 1:08 pm
