What To Pack On Top Of Tube To Prevent Rattling - Safe For Long Term

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CanadaPennies19 Valued Member Canada 201 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 2:38 pm I have a bunch of tubes of maples, eagles, rounds, dollars ect that are in tubes (filled to the quantity of 25 or 20 depending on which one). I'm planning long term storage at an off site location but I would like to prevent them from bouncing around inside the tubes. What would everyone reccomend. I've seen newspaper, toilet paper, I've seen packing peanuts ect. What does everyone reccomend? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 2:42 pm Back in the day people used a cotton ball? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 3:13 pm Small soft cotton balls have always worked well for me. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19125 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 3:19 pm Yup, cotton balls. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 4:02 pm I use inert seals and rings from old slabs or archival storage containers. I've got a bag full of bits and pieces. Drop me an email and I'll send you a handful of sample pieces. Cotton balls will work too and unless your coins are collector quality or other high grade pieces they will work fine. Cotton balls can hold contaminants and moisture so make sure they are clean and dry. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2216 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 7:17 pm I've used a cut piece of small bubbles wrap folded to top off tubes. I'm not aware of bubble wrap having harmful chemicals. So far no damage using it with silver bullion and rounds for several years. Found an old post about bubble wrap: http://goccf.com/t/169428 Edited by livingwater 11/23/2023 7:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 9:50 pm I've read here that food grade zip lock storage bags are safe to store coins in.... so I've been cutting them up and wadding pieces in top of my tubes. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4036 Posts	Posted 11/23/2023 9:53 pm I have a lot of Cent rolls where the coins are a bit shorter than the tube. I make up the difference by installing spacers made from thin foam sheets (archival type) using a 3/4" punch. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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