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Pillar of the Community
United States
4867 Posts |
Just a few questions about OWB roll storage. Do the wrappers cause any issues with the coins? For the shrink wrapped rolls, it the plastic safe? Would it be best to bust paper and plastic rolls open and put them in coin tubes?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the few rolls I have collected I have busted the paper ones and put the coins in coin tubes in my opinion I don't think the paper is good I can't answer the plastic
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2373 Posts |
I have a roll of clad quarters that are about 3 years old in plastic shrink wrap. They have toned a drab golden color on the end coins and the rims throughout. I suppose the pennies will do the same in time. nlp
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1406 Posts |
This is a great question which I need the answer to as well. As a OBR collector I want to leave the rolls intact but I do worry about the paper used. In addition, I can not find ANY wrappers in the market place that say they are sulfur free or safe for long term storage. Can anyone help me find high quality paper coin wrappers or are the bank wrappers ok for the most part?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
By the way, be sure to check your tubes for cracks. When going through granddad's hoard, some of his brilliant Morgans had discolored because the plastic tube was cracked. You could see a line of black on the rim lined up with the crack. Some only had rim discoloration, some had beautiful rainbow toning on the face, some had ugly brown/black toning on the face. Just fyi. After at least 30 years of sitting in a safe ignored.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4867 Posts |
On one hand, I would hate to bust open an original roll because of the premium paid for it. But on the flip side I wouldn't want any toning to occur.
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Valued Member
United States
277 Posts |
If you have a roll that is tails/tails (can't tell date or mint) or heads/heads (can't tell which series) how do you keep track of what they are? I ask because I traded with someone and they did not care for me writing on the paper. I've never had anyone bring it up before when I traded, but each person has their own preferences. I prefer they be in paper rather than opened and put in tubes, even if there are marking or writing on the paper.
Fatcat
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The bottom line here apparently, is: You are an investor, or you are a collector, who is not a variety collector, or, you haven't decided which way you will go, because you are just begining. All choices are valid.
I personally used to collect cents, to look for "doubling". I didn't know exactly what kind of "doubling", because I didn't know there are more than one.
You will find more questions to your quaestion re the OBW, because the actual OBW is alm,ost exctinct. Everything is done, "mechanically". Even the customer-wrapped rolls are done with a little hand operated machine, simple as it is, or, done by hand. I don't know if the actual "OBW" was hazardoue to the coins, or not, BUT, I do know that those who kept the cents in plastic tubes, and used an oily substance of some kind, will ruin the coins, leaving them PITTED! I was given 16 rolls of 1962/63 cents, BU stored this way. I was not able to open the tubes, and had to cut it open to remove each coin!
As far as any storage method, tubes or even original packing, it depends on when it was done. Folders, such as Dansco, whitman you nmae it, all have their faults, so there is not absolutely safe way. We have to live with that.
So, if you buy rolls to invest, you do it knowing the risk, all safety precautions taken into consideration. If you are a variety collector, you will open the rolls, (some of them at least, to check for varieties, known, or unknown). That is the name of the game. Bottom line: The more modern the method, the better your chances of keeping the "pristine condition. You can't win them all! Good luck, and happy hunting!
Dick
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I put my OBW rolls into plastic tubes and then seal them with plastic tape. Those rolls then go into a plastic bag with a dessicant pack. I'm pretty certain they will not tone under the storage conditions I put them in. Remember, the great enemies of coins are air and moisture. If protected from those, your coins should be fine for decades.
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Valued Member
United States
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Paper wrapped rolls of Cents will fit into Nickel size coin tubes.  |
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