Storage question

This may have been discussed before and may be the wrong area to post this... So be patient with me... I have asked a question relating to oxidation of pennies.. Another question due to cost. Since the 2x2 cardboard "flips" are the cheapest, is there a way to "glue" them together to prevent oxidation or is there a better idea? I hate the idea of spending $$ to get bright red uncirculated red Lincolns to have them oxidze in the next few years but storage cost in a concern for me...Thanks for your help and advice!

 

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Air-tite , it's one of the best way to prevent air from getting to your coins. They are not that expensive and you can grab them on ebay for a few bucks. Your local coin shop could have some , mine does not.

 

I considered that... But, is there such a thing as a "square" air-tite or are they all round? If they are all round, how do I "store" them? Currently, I have my Lincolns in 2x2 cardboard "flips" in storege boxes...

 

Some folks put the air tites inside flips.

If a person is pulling coins from circulation, coins in 2x2s put into ziplock plastic bags isn't half bad. Sure it isn't as good as air tites, but it is 1/10 the cost. Put the ziplocks into an airtight food container with some rechargable dessicant, and it is a low cost, and reasonable system. It isn't great for display, though, and still won't be as good as some of the high cost options, such as air tites plus Intercept shield boxes, but the cost factor is 1/10 to 1/50th.

 

It's like 7 bucks for 10 air-tites , if you can't afford that get out of the hobby. As for square air-tites , there is such a thing.. the best I can think of are the Whitman Plastic 2x2 Holders.

You will be paying about 18 bucks for a box of 25. Kointain Coin Holders are about 10 bucks for 25.

 

I get them via The Interstellar Empire Post , all the way to Gebstar 8 in the Epliptic cluster. There you can find Obtobox the hidden , he mostly sells ebzox meat and Blewbar-E tonics but he will get the occasional Air-Tites.... I like suporting the little guys

 

You can buy AirTites from a lot of different suppliers online at varying prices so shop around to see what's offered. I personally prefer AirTites because they are slick and crystal clear. Intercept Shield holders are 2x2, square and also block out environmental factors pretty well.

Right now you can buy AirTites from The Coin Supply Store and they currently are running a 10% discount. They fill orders very fast, ship via Priority Mail and take all forms of payment. With each order from this site you get a 5% discount code off you next order. The discount code is printed on the invoice you receive in the box. I recommend them. They also sell the Whitman 2x2 Plastic holders and Kointains but I don't think they have Intercept Shield holders.

 

If you want to use 2x2's I beleive Intercept Shield sells a box to hold these that helps reduce this issue.

 

Intercept Storage Boxes

 

Amos Advantage sells Air-tites, I believe. And you can put the round shell into a cardboard type holder for storage.

Also look at the Coin World holders, which resemble NGC type holders, and they sell those through Coin World, I believe.

 

AMOS is a hard site to browse. Not my favorite due to that.

 

If a person wants storage for nicer coins pulled from circulation or rolls, that's a lot of money for holders. Cardboard 2x2s plus ziplock bags is more like 2 or 3 cents per coin, vs. 70 cents to $2.50 per coin that you are quoting above (with the lower quote of 25 cents per holder, it is 1/10 the cost). Multiply the number by a few hundred coins for complete clad sets, and memorial cent sets, and it adds up.

 

let see:

~20,000 wheat's x ¢70 = $14,000 I think I might have to leave the clan

 

Well the direct fit AirTites are $0.48 each for 19mm cents at The Coin Supply Store (link above) and are currently discounted by 10%, so if they have the supply and you had to buy them all right now you could lower that $14k figure to about $8,640 plus S/H. LOL! If anyone were seriously in need of that many at once, they should go straight to the manufacturer for a volume discount, maybe they'd sell you a life time supply for a few cents over their production costs. :smile

p.s. forgot that GD mentioned they can be had for about 4 for a $1 but I haven't located that deal yet.

 

I love Airtites, there's no beating them and the cost is small when you buy them in bulk. I buy 100 count boxes from here:

http://www.valleycoin.com/index.php

I think the last box I bought was about $37 and worth it to insure my coins are protected. After putting them in Airtites, I put them in 2x2's and then put those into binder pages.

 

Wow! That's some serious triple protection! There's a net cost though, when you add the price of the 2x2s and the pages and the binder together for an overall storage concept. Also are those binder pages PVC free? just curious about that and proxity to coins despite the AirTites (which is only a name and not 100% air tight)

 

I may be wrong but my understanding is that unless the coin is touching the PVC material there is no issue.

 

I do think that's true if the coin is touching and the sheet is leaching out directly onto the coin that is in contact, but I am curious about if the PVC has any effect in the 'air' over time, given that proximity. Say these were in a safe or SDB, a closed air space, would the PVC have an atmospheric effect as the PVC product degraded over time?

 

Airtight display cases, that are vacuum sealed with a descant in the display case to absorb any moisture. Traci