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Pillar of the Community
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I think what I'll do is get square tubes and just set up a brinks box or something at an angle so I can stack them in a grid for one decade at a time so I can work in a smaller space.
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I personally look at every single coin under a magnifying glass but certain yrs have something known so I look at the years before 1982 that I have listed for certain things. As far as stuff from 1982 and on anythings possible. All wheat cents are a must to look at for doubled dies. The reason I say that because die varieties wasnt very popular back then despite the fact many people came across them coins already. And now you wont find to many wheaties in circulation. The wheat cents are mostly worn in areas from being in circulation for years and sometimes that rare doubled die can be missed numerous times. Happy Hunting all.
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Coop, thanks for sharing your details! Seal, ICdouble, timsum, captain... lots of great ideas thanks!
Organization is my key "problem".
(1) First I sort by "key-date groups" (for example 1998, 1999, 2000 is one date group) , and watch for varieties or AUs as they go by. (Suspected Keepers... write a note and put coin in flip right away... or end up doing it over later ... wasted time)
(2) If I don't get too far behind in "final searching" and returning not-keep's to the bank, I don't feel so lost and overwhelmed. (Suspected Keepers... write a note and put coin in flip right away... or end up doing it over later ... wasted time)
(3) Put the "keepers" in flips right away, with proper ID tag or notes... otherwise there is the wasted time of re-inspecting the coin.
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07/08/2011 3:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you are buying the square tubes for long time storage, don't buy the soft tubes. They tend to add PVC to the coins inside. Just like the soft flips can ruin BU coins, the soft square tubes can mess the coins up as well. The harder square tubes work better for long time storage. The round hard clear plastic also work better for long time storage. The plastic tubes from the 1960's with the locking lids are the best. But you have to find these used. The problem with round tubes is keeping them organized. I have a few boxes that have the dividers that the tubes come in, but the newer boxes are held in place with a foam divider. Great for selling the coins, but tend to fall over after they are filled. The holder like the OP's is a good setup for ease of using the tubes. I have a lot of the sot square tubes that I won't use now that I know they mess up BU coins. But they would be OK for circulated coins for temporary storage. The problem with making something to hold square tubes would be making the holder. The round holes could be drilled, but not the square ones. Small boxes that hold them would also be better. a large box (100 ct tubes) gets very heavy when it full. Just a few ideas.
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New Member
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So do you have a suggestion as to a specific brand or source of squares tube that won't ruin coins? I like using them for storage as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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Soft tubes? Like how soft? Because plastics are all to a degree... um, plastic. I have some that I've been using for various things. They're fairly stiff, I think polypropylene but I'll have to check. IIRC they're Coin-Safe brand. For flips I use BoPET (AKA Mylar) SAFlips.
The idea with the square tubes is that I don't need to make a rack or anything for them, I can just find a way to prop up a box at an angle and stack them in it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coin Safe brand are nicest. They come in different styles.
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