Hello all! Happy new year! Have a new coin coming and the size is 38.5mm. What would be the best airtite for it? Thanks for your help.
I think you can go to the airtite company website and browse container sizes, that would probably be the best way to figure out which one you need.
Thanks guys I knew that I could get some answers here. I have been looking through the specs on different websites for the past week or so. Here is what I think the deal is, anyone that has any different info please chime in because I am a newbie bigtime. There are 38mm or 39mm direct fit holders so it looks like I need a ring type holder. So I would need the 38mm ring with an I holder and it would just squish a little and fit tight? Thanks again all! BTW this is what I am getting. Super excited, I think this is a really nice design.
If you need this for a specific medal or other nations coins, check out Brent-Krueger, they have Air Tite Holders arranged by coin type / nation as well.
Thanks again krispy. I ordered the I holder with the 38mm ring. We shall see if it works, I only have 1 airtite experience and it is a direct fit. I really like the one I have, I can see me buying many in the future. I will report back here when it arrives with the lowdown.
i use lindner trays for all my coins, the crown size (38mm) look great against the blue velour lining.
Those are a right slick storage system moneyer12. Do you use their capsules as well? Or put them in raw? THANKS for the info!
I use them for all my bullion coins. I have heard that the rings can cause tarnish but I haven't seen it happen yet.
You heard/read wrong. The materials that Air Tite Holders are made of are inert. Air Tite Holder rings do not cause tarnish. Tarnish is corrosion that forms on metals as a thin film over the outermost layers of a metal which protect the underlying metal. It is usually a reaction of oxygen but differs with each metal and the type of exposure to agents/elements. Silver, for instance, needs hydrogen sulfide to tarnish, not just oxygen as is widely referred. This has been discussed at length on CT in other Air Tite question threads. The curious can dig back through threads of the last year+ to read more in depth debate about this.
Krispy, Maybe the accent rings don't cause tarnish now, but they used to. About 6 years ago, I had 30 Morgans in the AirTites with the black accent rings, and every one of them had the edges turn black. I submitted them to NCS for conservation. Chris
Did NCS explain by placing blame on the material the rings were made of attributed to the Air Tite Holders company? I've heard your story about these coins before, which is why I stated above that the curious can go dig up the debate so we don't have to restate everything again. Air Tite Holders are not 'air tight'. I'd wager that your silver coins tarnished from the atmosphere and outside elements leaking in through the sides where the capsule closes. One's storage environment has a lot to do with how coins tone, perhaps your coins were reacting to that balmy South Florida sea air? I've never heard of Air Tite Holders rings being the cause of tarnish. The manufacturer whose 30 years in business would seem to want to prevent tarnishing their reputation by warning collectors about problems with past materials they may have used. Has there ever been such a warning issued by the company? Not that I have ever seen reported, so unless you can prove this otherwise, as this debate always returns to: Air Tite Holder - ring type, do not cause tarnish, the material is inert.
usually raw with a neutral paper cover over the top to keep the dust off, considering i have over 6,000 coins as you can guess they take up a lot of space.
