Dust Problem With Cardboard 2x2s

Well, the reason I ordered from Brent-Krueger was indeed based on price. You may have a point there. Interestingly though, looking back at their description, the even imply that their 2x2s have less of a dust problem than others: "You get what you pay for. If you see cardboard holders for less, then chances are they're the cheap imported knock-offs that have problems with dust, thinner chipboard and baggy mylar windows."

Aside from the dust, these 2x2s actually seem a bit better than I recall. The plastic seems just a bit thinner but every bit as strong. It has a bit more of that "stretch" quality than I recall which seem to really hold the coin in place.

I'll deal with the dust. It's no big deal. I mostly just wanted to know if it was par for the course or if I got a bad batch.

Now I need to figure out what brand of pages to mount these puppies in as on several of my silver coins I think I see the ravages of the plasticizer used in the current PVC pages. Pretty ugly. Fortunately nothing valuable and only on coins I didn't have in 2x2s.

Thanks again, everyone, for your feedback.

I use the same canned air that I clean my keyboard with to eliminate dust on 2x2's. Fortunately this hasn't been much of a problem since the 2x2's from my favorite supplier are virtually dust free.