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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hi all. I recently acquired a 1799 British half penny in near uncirculated condiiton with some lustre. I received it in a standard acid free paper flip, and I am thinking of getting it encapsulated. I had heard stories of copper coins remaining vulnerable to some damage even in capsules, so is this still the best way to keep copper coinage in the long term?
Also as I am based in the UK, does anyoen have any recommendation for which encapsulation service would be good to use from here? Thanks very much www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have no idea about what is going on over there but if you look around here on this web site you would see a foreign coin section. Possibly there are people from the UK on there and they could help you with that one.
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Valued Member
United States
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You never really will be able to completely protect a coin from the environment, but if you want to go that route, go for it. I assume a slab is better than just about anything. Just don't expect a copper coin to look exactly the same forever.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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I assumed a slab probably about as good as one could get, so I will probably go for that for several of my best coppers. I have now been informed of a UK based company that have had some good reviews CGS-UK so i'll go with them
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know if your coin is a key/semi-key or if it has any real value. I usually consider what it costs to get it graded, to include shipping,insurance then the value of the coin. I hope this helps.  to CCF Edited by chris12018
10/28/2009 6:16 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I just received a 1927 crown that is slabbed and graded by NGC.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks Chris. The coin is not a key date, but in its extremely high grade worth about £300 ($500 USD), so worth the encapsulation fee. Thanks everyone for the advice
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For the storage of slabbed coins, I recommend keeping them in freezer type ziplock bags. In the bag, be sure to place a desiccant pack and a red, bu copper coin. The copper will absorb any gases that make it inside the bag and the desiccant will keep the humidity level down. I like to put the bags into a tupperware type container. If you store you slabs like this, it will take hundreds of years to tarnish IMO.
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Moderator
 United States
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Great advice Thad! I also like the Intercept shield slab holders. I keep all my upper end slabbed coins in these.
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Posted 10/26/2009 03:56 am
