all my proof coins and graded coins are in air tites. i originally got a cardboard holder for the air tites and stored them in a box specially made for them. that's a lot of trouble. i gotta place the air tite in the cardboard, center it and then slip each cardboard in a slot in the box. 2 weeks ago i dropped the box and ALL the coins popped out of the cardboard. i was looking at my box of plastic flips that hold the cheap coins and thought it would be great if there was something to hold the air tites similar to how the plastic flips are held. i found air tite coin tubes on ebay...and at apmex. http://shop.ebay.com/tt123g/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686 i thought that would be great. before buying them, what are some other options? i don't want the album mainly because i have a sentry water/fire proof box and whatever i use has to be able to fit in it. the tubes are great but i didn't even know they existed until i searched for air tites on ebay and found the tubes. so i wondering if there are other options out there that i don't know about?
The coins are all in air-tights....why not use tupperware or other sealable container. Seems the big issue is moving quantities of filled airtights around...you already spent the $$ for a good protection and storage method...what does another layer provide?
I use these for casino chips in AirTites, but there is no reason you can't use them for coins. Each one holds 37. Chris
that crossed my mind at one point but i don't have that many air tites...yet, and i didn't want them sliding all over the place. BUT, like someone said, they are protected so what's a little sliding? and i won't be moving them around all the time, just occasionally. i have spare boxes, i'll see what i can concoct to suit my purpose.
A simple solution....... Cut a piece of cardboard the length of the vacant space of the box by 6" wide. Mark two parallel lines the length of the cardboard spaced 2" apart. Using a casecutter or X-Acto knife, lightly cut through the outer layer of one side along the lines. Fold along the cuts to form a triangle, and use tape to keep it in place. You may also want to use tape along the lines that were scored. Place this in the box to keep your AirTites from sliding around. As you add more AirTites, just trim a small portion of one end away to make room. Chris
