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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-14-2006, 05:02 PM   #1 (permalink) Black Hawk Junior Member     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28 Acrylic 2"x2s" Are acrylic2"x2s" good for long term storage of Mercury Head Dimesconfused:   06-14-2006, 06:31 PM   #2 (permalink) Just Carl Numismatist   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,134 Completely depends on what you mean by long term. I have had Mercury Dimes and a lot of other coins stored in those 2x2's for well into 30 or so years now and they show no signs of wanting to get out. No toning, darkening, spotting, etc. They are all in those about foot long red cardboard boxes they sell at coin shows for storing 2x2's. Again, I can not gurantee how these coins will look in a few hundred years but if you stay here on this forum I'll get back to you then and let you know the results.   06-14-2006, 11:12 PM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,638 Black Hawk - are you asking about the cardboard 2x2's with a mylar window or the hard case acrylic 2x2's ? __________________ knowledge ..... share it   06-15-2006, 05:35 AM   #4 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,044 My Mood: If you mean Whitman snap-loc type holders, they've worked very well for me. I really like those.   06-15-2006, 08:34 AM   #5 (permalink) Just Carl Numismatist   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,134 Quote: Originally Posted by Black Hawk Are acrylic2"x2s" good for long term storage of Mercury Head Dimesconfused: You are referring to the standard cardboard 2x2's with the plastic on the inside that you fold over and tape of staple closed aren't you?   06-15-2006, 01:44 PM   #6 (permalink) Black Hawk Junior Member     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28 No. I am talking about 3 plastic peices that snap together. Last edited by Black Hawk; 06-15-2006 at 01:53 PM.   06-15-2006, 01:52 PM   #7 (permalink) Black Hawk Junior Member     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28 You can go to this website .www.collectorscorner.org/supplies_011.html Last edited by Black Hawk; 06-15-2006 at 01:55 PM.   06-15-2006, 10:56 PM   #8 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,638 I would suggest using Air-Tite holders instead of the Capital holders. The Capital product is a good one, don't get me wrong. But they are 10 times as expensive as Air-Tites and they don't do as good of job at keeping the outside air away from the coin. But understand, Air-Tites are not truly airtight either. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   06-16-2006, 10:14 AM   #9 (permalink) Mikjo0 Numismatist     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fairfax,VA Posts: 2,321 I only use Capital holders for my gold pieces and older proof sets,otherwise they're too expensive at about $4-5 each.I use the whitman-harris ones for everything else that's not in an album. Attached Thumbnails   Last edited by Mikjo0; 06-16-2006 at 10:16 AM.   06-19-2006, 09:18 PM   #10 (permalink) Black Hawk Junior Member     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28 Can someone give me a link?   06-19-2006, 09:59 PM   #11 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,638 Quote: Originally Posted by Black Hawk Can someone give me a link? Be glad to - but a link to what, a supplier ? JP's Corner is about the best, and the cheapest, I ever found. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   06-19-2006, 10:55 PM   #12 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 black hawk I do not see a phone number to call on that site can you order by phone ? __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   06-19-2006, 11:51 PM   #13 (permalink) Cu101 Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York Posts: 99 My Mood: If you look at the very top of the page there is a phone no. __________________ A GOOD FRIEND WILL COME AND BAIL YOU OUT OF JAIL,BUT A TRUE FRIEND WILL BE SITTING NEXT TO YOU SAYING “THAT WAS FUN”   06-20-2006, 12:56 AM   #14 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,638 Quote: Originally Posted by bruce 1947 black hawk I do not see a phone number to call on that site can you order by phone ? Bruce - If you are talking about collector's corner - very bottom of the page, left side. But frankly you'll get better results ordering on-line. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   06-20-2006, 04:12 AM   #15 (permalink) Cu101 Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York Posts: 99 My Mood: Sorry I thought He meant JP's Corner . __________________ A GOOD FRIEND WILL COME AND BAIL YOU OUT OF JAIL,BUT A TRUE FRIEND WILL BE SITTING NEXT TO YOU SAYING “THAT WAS FUN”   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « SGS and E-bay AGAIN... 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