STAPLES-Why do we use them?

How many times have you seen coins with scratches from staples. I see them all the time on ebay, in coin stores and shows. So why do we still use them to seal coins in 2X2's?

 

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I have wondered the same thing many times! I personally don't use them. But I have to take coins out of 2x2's with staples all the time after buying them from dealers.

 

Isn't that kind of like why firemen wear red suspenders?**







**-to keep their pants up. Staples to hold the 2X2 closed.

 

I use coin edge, about the same thing as 2x2's, more money but my coins remain safe, are not at risk, and the edge is visible, I switched a long time ago though I do have some random coins in 2x2s that I never cared to switch

 

I stick with Office Depot.

 

The airtites or the square plastic 2X2 holders are nice.

 

It's becuase they are cheap, all others are way too exspensive for a lot of coins.

 

And dealers appreciate cheap.

This really isn't an issue for me as the VAST majority of the coins that I sell are certified, but those guys that work in raw coins frequently prefer the cost advantage of the 2x2. Remember they are adept at using the stapler and rarely damage a coin. Coins damaged by staples are almost always damaged by the person removing the coin from the holder, which isn't a problem for the dealer.

The bigger question is why to collectors use the 2x2. If the coin is nice enough to put in your collection why don't you care enough to protect it more adequately?

 

I guess that kinda makes the dealer an A-hole.

 

lol, maybe, or just a good businessman


btw, would you prefer I be less honest? That is seriously how some people think. They evaluate the risk to them (very little) and the cost to them (rather high; to use airtights over 2x2's) and they conclude that the wisest move for their livelihood is to use the 2x2's. I guess I don't necessarily fault them for that, though I don't do it myself.

 

LOL:goof:

I appreciate your sense of humor!!

 

What is really bad is when the staple is too close to the coin in a closed holder for a number of years and tones a small dark spot on the rim and edge of a coin like a half or a dollar from the oxidation of the staple. I can't tell you how many times I have seen this on an otherwise beautiful coin, and at that point it is poo.

 

Every time anyone brings up this subject I remember what happened to me. At a coin show I found a 1921S Lincoln Cent that was at least a MS-65 or better. I mean it was flawless. It was in a 2x2 with staples on all four sides. At home I sat down to remove it from the 2x2. I USED to use a screwdriver to pry open the staples. Naturally the screwdriver slipped across the complete face of the coin. Also, naturally I blamed the screwdriver and threw it across the room but I don't think it cared at all.
Like I said, this subject always reminds me of that. Still have that coin, also as a reminder.

 

In defense of 2x2s, I like the ability to write on the holders.

 

Safety flips in my house,you can write on the cards, access the coin to look, and they are $7 per hundred.

 

lol

 

OUCH!!!

 

I just started using self-adhhesive 2x2's as an experiment. If the coin gets into the 2x2 without touching the glue, are you saying that the coin can still be damaged by something that is emanating from the adhesive?