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Valued Member
United States
111 Posts |
I have a couple of new penny rolls. What is the best way to store these in order for them to maintain their red color? Would it be alright if I placed each on in a 2x2 small cents cardboard holder?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Sure, you could put them 2x2's, but that is alot of time and effort. I would leave them in the paper wrappers, and keep the rolls in the bank box. I have heard that the clear shrink-wrap rolls are deadly for the long term storage (for the cents that is)!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Or if you have coin tubes, put the rolls in those, and then store the tubes in a safe place. This works well for long-term storage.
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Valued Member
United States
417 Posts |
we use the clear coin tubes and label the caps
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I too use those clear plastic tubes for coins. I tape the top shut so no air can get in. I've had many for about 30 or more years now.
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Moderator
 United States
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I also recommend the clear coin tubes. I have a handful of these that I assembled in the mid 1980's. I had not looked at them in a while, but took some time to examine a few of the cent tubes this weekend. They still look as good as I remember.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
The clear tubes are (fragile but) nice, how about the "square" frosted type? I am pretty sure that they are made of a different material.
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06/27/2011 2:20 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
111 Posts |
Thanks for all the feedback. Found the clear tubes. The plastic ones that I got seems pretty sturdy. And with my next order I'll try the frosted type too.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1554 Posts |
 Saran Wrap (plastic seal used for food) is worth it's weight on gold. I wrap up my modern penny rolls (unopened) as tight as possible (no air in the wrap) and store them in a dark/warm/dry location. I have some unopened mint rolls (Canadian) that are decades old and still blast "red", Thanks to food wrap. Remember: anything exposed to air will deteriorate, the trick is to keep "air" away from coinage! Glenn |
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Valued Member
United States
111 Posts |
Glen! You just help to save me money that I can put towards more coins.....makes perfect sense.  Thank you |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19951 Posts |
I like the plastic square tubes, much easier to store. Like Carl, I put tape around the cap to help keep air out, then I put them into a heavy ziplock bag with a desiccant pack and finally into a tupper type container.
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Valued Member
United States
111 Posts |
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I put them into a heavy ziplock bag with a desiccant pack and finally into a tupper type container.
I used these desiccants back in the Y2K days..to store some food. Hey, you just didn't know what to expect.  I'll look for these to buy for my coin storage. I Like the zip lock idea. Hopefully they'll work for storage with the dessicant. Thank you all for the suggestions. I love this community!  |
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Valued Member
United States
372 Posts |
I put all of my New Lincoln Cent that are still in rolls in my Dirty Clothes Hamper, they will always be worth a Stinking Cent |
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Valued Member
United States
137 Posts |
Clear nickel roll coin tubes are the perfect size for rolls of Lincoln pennies.
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Valued Member
United States
466 Posts |
never thought of saran wrap...how clever.
I think I might try that and then place my rolls in a ziploc bag for extra protection
great idea
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