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Valued Member
United States
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Rich M. - Collector since 2008
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United States
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200 grams. Whats the point of guessing? Tells you right on the screen or am I missing something?
edgman/Tom R
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Valued Member
 United States
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Hello,
OK so then that means 1 gram per baggie or 200 baggies in a package?
Thanks,
Rich
Rich M. - Collector since 2008
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 Australia
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That website is selling 200 grams of raw silica gel, not pre-packaged into little bags. You'd need a dish or bowl of some kind to keep the gel in.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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Though now I re-read it again, it's confusing. Their product description doesn't seem to match the picture.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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Oh, wait. I get it now. It's a single huge 200g bag of gel you're supposed to treat just like the little bags. Seems an inefficient use of gel surface area to me, but I suppose for a large volume that would eventually work, too.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, I found another website that sells smaller gram sizes. http://www.jakesmp.com/csd_silica_g...a_004_M.htmlSo my next question is, how many grams are sufficient to protect a Dansco coin album in a zip lock freezer bag? I'm thinking 4 grams should do it. Any suggestions? Thanks, Rich Rich M. - Collector since 2008
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Philippines
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Hi snitchard, well, first knowing the amount of water vapor in cc or mL inside the bag would be essential to input the amount of silica gel. do a test to simplify, just put a drop of water inside one of those plastic bags you have, put in one or two 4 gram gel bags, seal it, and look see the following day if you see any moisture inside the bag. From there you more or less can reckon how much gel it takes to keep the insides of the bag dry  |
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United States
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Hello snitchard
I keep my coins in Intercept shield boxes and Dansco albums. The coin boxes are kept in a larger photo box. I use one for cents, one for dollars, etc.In each of those boxes I keep a 4oz bag of desiccant. On the Dansco albums which I keep in the Dansco corrosion slipcovers and then in a Ziplock bag I also keep a 4 oz bag of desiccant in the ziplock. Keep them in my tool chest drawers also. Wizard supply sell the 4 oz bags and larger and smaller for the lowest price I found yet.
edgman/Tom R
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United States
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There are also great "rechargable" silica gel packs ... reasonably sized and priced. They announce when they are full by a "colored window" ... simply follow the directions and replace in your safe or other area
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United States
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Rechargeables are great also. Have 2 myself in my workshop drawers and recharge them about every month or so. A monthly charge is for a workshop but in a household drawer you could get away with much longer. My hearing aid jar only needs to be recharged every six months or so. Whatever you get its worth its weight in gold for protection of your coins.
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