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Valued Member
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Ok, so if I put coins in a jar (coin rolling, or separating wheaties from Lincoln Memorials for example), would it be better to put them in a glass jar or plastic jar? Glass I could see being more prone to getting nicks on a coin, but is there some negative effect plastic jars could have?
Also, I want to clean out all my Whole Foods' peanut butter jars, but, and maybe nobody knows here, say if I want to sell one of the coins in there, how cautious do I have to be? I heard people with peanut allergies can be so sensitive, I don't know if a minuscule amount that I can't even see after cleaning the jars including the cap greatly could still effect someone. Maybe those allergies aren't THAT serious, but I know they are.
btw, do glass tubes for coins exist? And where can I get a good deal on tubes for pennies? I'm going to be doing a lot of penny rolling in the near future. Edited by CozyCoin
01/02/2020 1:33 pm
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Never heard of glass tubes for coins. As to plastic jars,as long as the plastic is "coin safe" than no problem. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you have a peanut allergy, get a friend to thoroughly clean the clear hard PET (PolyEthylene Tetraphthalate) plastic jars for you.
Cleaning a used plastic peanut butter jar can be quite tedious, because small remnants of peanut butter stick around quite persistently.
Wipe the jar inside and out several times with a dry paper towel. Fill the jar with a strong detergent solution and allow to stand for about a week. During this period, shake vigorously a couple of times each day. Flush out thoroughly with plain water. Check for peanut butter remnants, and repeat above cleaning process if necessary.
I use these jars for storing coins in bulk. They are no better or worse than glass or this purpose. An old wooden or plastic bikkie barrel could be used in exactly the same way.
Stacking coins in sized plastic (Perspex) tubes is a little less injurious to coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Person with fairly bad allergies here.
Scrub it with soap and water real well then put it through the dishwasher and you should be fine. Otherwise use whatever. As for tubes, use plastic tubes, they're like 75c each.
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Rest in Peace
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If your really worried about peanut butter allergies simply don't use them . I don't see a problem using any other types of containers for simple CRH'ing , I'm sure you won't be dropping Gem BU wheat cents into them . If you want to get serious with nice coins that you find then put them into cardboard 2x2's . The coins that are going to be dumped back to the bank you can put in any thing available .  |
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For a little while, I toyed with storing rolls of coins in the glass tubes that fancy cigars come in. I quickly discovered that this wasn't a good idea though.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thanks for the replies!
You're right, T-BOP. I won't use them. Too much of a hassle. I'll use empty Folgers (I think it's that brand) plastic coffee jars after they're done. I hope there's not a coffee allergy concern either or I'll just get something that doesn't involve food and drinks.
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01/02/2020 9:46 pm
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Make sure you wash those coffee containers,they have oils in them. John1 |
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As for allergies my daughter as a mom exposed her kids to just about every allergen that she could think of, within a year of birth.
They don't have any sign of any allergy now.
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Why not just leave the peanut butter in the jars. Might help preserve the coins.  OR just don't use them at all. |
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Instant coffee comes in airtight glass jars. instant coffee is very highly water soluble. That makes the glass jars easy to clean, with plain hot water. If allergy range allows you to drink instant coffee, there shouldn't be a problem. Beware ! Decaffeinated instant coffee uses methylene chloride to remove the caffeine. Methylene chloride is a rather nasty corrosive chemical, and is the reason why I never drink decaffeinated coffee. For me, it has a horrible taste anyway.  |
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