Coin Storage ?

Currently I have most of my coins in 2x2 cardboard coin flips and then placed in individual slits in those 8 1/2 x 11 coin binder pages. Some are stapled but others are not.

With this said I wanted to change from the 2x2 cardboard coin flips to the following flips.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-2X2-Saf...em1e7a7632bc
(Link Fixed Thanks)

I wanted to have a way that I can remove my coins to look at and admire them without the chance of scratching the surfaces of the coins. Especially my DCAM proofs I have.

Can anyone tell me if these are perfect for occasional removal and storage of course without scratching. Let me add of course I would use cotton gloves while handling the coins.

Thank you for all comments in advance.
John

 

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Are those merely the 2x2 version of the 2.5x2.5 flips that TPGs recommend for shipping coins? They're okay for storing coins, I suppose, but I don't think they're designed for you to remove the coins unless you're going to put the coin into a new holder.

 

Doug, do you prefer the direct fit air tite or the Marcus 2x2 hard plastic holders?

 

No perfect way. Anytime a coin is removed from its airtite and handled, the possibility for damage exists.

 

I'm building something of this sort for my ancients, but ancients are tough. Thousands of years of patina make it so you can play frisbee with them and skip them across the pond, and they're not the least bit bothered.

 

I went through saflips, saf-t-flips, quadrums...none is satisfactory. I know how you feel, about wanting to touch the coins, but you'll get over it. You can always touch junk+90%, etc.

For AU-Unc coins worth more than, say, $10, they go in airtites. Airtites go in drawers, baggies, airtite albums (which are worth it, IMHO), etc. Anything less in value, or circulated, they go in cardboards, rolls, or loose. I think cardboards are better than saflips, since anything smaller than a dollar moves around in the flip which is very disturbing.

 

Ancients are perfect for those who want to handle coins without worrying about decreasing their value.

 

I keep a tube of silver quarters to play with, the rest is put away.

 

The risk of damage does occur when the coin is removed from its holder, this I get. But for me I didn't get back into this hobby so I can look at some of my coins through plastic. Agreed its my risk and of course great care in handling them is first and foremost. Thanks all for your great input. I will leave my coins for now in the 2x2 cardboard flips until I get enough funds together to get airtights.

 

Maybe I'm a little slow but why remove a proof or MS coin from a clear holder to look at it? I can't imagine any detail that will be missed by looking at the coin thru the holder vice taking it out.

 

Hahaha, thanks for the laugh!

 

So are Bust halves in XF or below , I hold my VF Busties all the time , as I keep them in flips . Actually any US coin can be handled safely with a little effort .

 

Doug , I'm starting to put some of my coins in Kointains , I think they're great , once the coin is in them they don't move . What do you think of Kointains in flips for F to AU coins .

 

After 50 + years of collecting I have seen all types of holders and albums.I can remember when Whitman first came out with the two sided album it was state of the art. For the first time you could see both the Obv. & Rev. of your coin.
After all these years and a sucker for the newest fad in holders. I went back to old school I agree with Rusty using Kointains and flips inserted into the binder pages for storage. I also use the white tags to mark the flip with all data on the coin. I posted this a few weeks ago in a Thread started by Gbroke. I also use a p touch to make the labels.
Now here are my reasons.. Kointains have been around since the 50's, most all museums use them for their storage.
I do have slabbed coins and hate them, I also have air tights and hate them...both are costly to use and you have no contact with the coin in hand. I like to hold and feel my coins not a big hunk of plastic I find using the Kointain it puts a protective shield on the coin that then can be put into a flip without scratching the surface or high points.In cert a white tag with the P touch label and you have a clean looking item that can easy be removed and then place back for storage.
I do suggest that you use white cotton gloves to do the insertion of the coin into the Kointain capsule to avoid finger prints.
I find coin storage a real issue as everyone has their own ideas ,plus think about this for how many years has someone come out with a new method of storage and still no one has come up with a method that really works 100% as to what a collector wants to store their coins.
Think about it....what is one style of storage that give you the collector everything you want to display and store your coins. One would think it be easy to come up with an idea that would work to everyones needs....

 

I have never looked back. Quadrum.

 

Only thing I don't like about the Lighthouse Quadrums is that you have to buy a pack of 10 in most cases.

 

That might be a blessing in disguise . I always preferred Intercept Shield for my best unslabbed coins . I still have a lot of the different sizes around . Once you get past the cost , you have plenty of extras like I do .