Hello, I'm Fernando, I'm 18 and I have a question
As of right now I store my coins in one of these
http://www.chdist.com/images/products/W14-198.jpg Containers. I don't have enough coins to fill the entire container, but it is about 1/3 full. What kind of storage container would you recommend or have? Should it be air tight? The container is stored on the second floor of a building so there are no varying temperature changes.
I have a lot of wheat pennies and I use M&M tubes to store them all in. The pennies grades range from G - AU in the tubes.
I have a number of coin booklets, the kind where they are protected by a plastic. These would include
Mercury dimes,
Jefferson nickles, and lincoln pennies. If this picture would be of any help in describing it.
http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default...D=0307091120I've heard that these are not good for long time storage because the paper contains sulfer? Is this correct? I've had coins in these albums for about 7 years and I haven't seen any changes in the metal. If a coin album is not recommended what would be recommended?
What is an efficient way to store bank rolls of coins, as in Nickles, Quarters and
Presidential dollars? The method I'm using right now I would rather change, so I'm wondering what is an effective way of storing them. Also, since the bank rolls are made of paper doesn't that mean that eventually the sulfer from the paper will get to them? Please I need some advice.
I do have a few coins in 2X2s that I purchased at some coin shows, are these coins safe in the 2X2 or will the plastic damage them? I don't know what kind of plastic they used so I'm not sure what to do. For some of the other coins that I have, including
Morgan dollars,
Peace dollars, and half dollars I want an effective way of storing them, but I don't like the idea of storing them in 2X2s because once they are stored in them, I won't get the nice feel of handling them anymore. I don't intend on selling them for at least 20yrs, so I just want to enjoy them right now. Right now my silver dollar coins are stored in a booklet that is meant for holding them in 2X2s, without them being in a 2X2, will this eventually damage the coins?
Is there any advice you could give me on my coin storage. I know a safety deposit box is an option, but I don't have any coins of significant value.
Thanks for your help
Posted 03/01/2011 6:37 pm
to CCF. I would not store coins in an M+M tube because who knows if the plastic it is made from is safe for coins. Coin tubes you buy from a coin shop/show don't cost a lot.
