Mercury Dime Collection

Id leave them in that case, imho that's pretty sharp looking!

Fiberglass and Plexiglas have nothing to do with each other. Plexiglas(also known as Lucite) is a synthetic thermoplastic polymer while fiberglass is silica based. Plexiglas goes by the chemical name of poly(methyl methacrylate) or PMMA and it is used in a number of medical applications so it is quite inert. Remember the old-school hard contact lenses? They were composed of PMMA. If it is safe enough to stick in your eyeballs, you can consider it safe for coins It is also possible that your case is composed of polycarbonate, another inert thermoplastic which is stronger and more durable than Plexiglas. If you do decide to place the coins in an album, the frame should be easily resellable- similar Capitol holders sell for about $50 new.

awesome set! If it were me I would leave it in the case.. and if I lived in a safe neighborhood I would hang it on my wall!

I like the case. My vote, leave 'em there.

Hey Wornslick - as if biokemist6' clear mastery of the information weren't enough, I found this cool, rather in-depth article after searching "plexiglass interaction metal coin" - it states in short that lucite, plexiglass, otherwise known as acrylic cases do not interact with metal. It actually had all sorts of cool information about the many types display cases and I found really interesting.

To sum it up, my opinion is that I dig your case and it won't hurt the coins, so you may wish to leave it as is! If you let it expose to light, over time it may turn yellowish - the case, NOT the coins. So I go back to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" I think this looks much better than a dansco - but if you want something a little less conspicuous and easily stored, go for it. =)

Thanks all. That was my main concern, how the coins would react with the plexiglass, and now that I know they will stay in the case.

looks good