Which coins do you put in 2x2s?

I would like to know which of my coins I should put in those cardboard 2x2s.

Silver?
Wheats?
Pre ????
World?
What about coins that arent in circulation anymore? (Buffalos, Mercurys, Franklins?)

Which coins do YOU put in them?

Thanks,
Modest9797

 

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None by choice. They generally scratch coins over time.
I generally use plastic like this
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/images/jul_30_2007/ike_1977_d_obverse_01.jpg

Ruben

 

It would all depend upon the value of the coin.
Usually I just leave them i the 2x2 holders that I buy them in, until I get too many.
Then I'll roll them.
However, there are exceptions to everything.

 

If it is a US coin and is worth a bit, I put it in snap plastic holders like Ruben's example. Coins worth less go into cardboard 2x2s, though I always change out the ones I get from the seller. World coins go into cardboard 2x2s primarily because they can be any size and thus don't fit correctly into the snap plastic holders.

 

all my raw coins go into 2x2's. it's an easy to use system and at 3.5 cents per holder, it's cheap. i usually take coins out of the 2x2's i buy them in. i like the uniform nature of the 2x2 when looking at my coins in sleeves - the coin is on display, not it's holder.

-steve

 

I use airtites for uncirculated silver. Everything else goes into 2x2's. However, I like the snap holder in Ruben's post and all things considered, that might be a better option for coins where preservation of condition is a priority.

 

Since 90% of my collections are circulated, theya re either in a Dansco or a 2X2.

Then there is the special stuff that I keep in the OGP......GSA CC's, proof, and mint sets.....

 

Thanks for the help. I like them because at my coin store they are 100 for $1

 

i prefer mine housed in kointains and 2x2's if they are uncs and just 2x2's if well circulated unless it's a key or sem-key then it gets the first treatment mentioned.

grizz

 

how would 2X2 scratch a coin? unless somehow the staples got twisted and got to the coin somehow...

 

happens a lot more than you would believe...

 

Nearly all of my stuff goes in 2x2s. They can scratch if you're not careful (on stpales from other 2x2s). So be careful.

 

If its not in a dansco I keep it in a 2x2 with the exception of some sackies and silver eagles that are in airtites

 

I bought some coins of eBay in a 2x2 and the plastic had ripped and the coins were falling out when I received them. I don't trust them too much.

Acer0001

 

Really? Buy as many as you can for that. Even at coin shows they sell for about $2.5 for a box of 100. There are two different thicknesses I've seen at coin shows and the heavier one are $3.00 per 100. Many people use those plastic sheets that hold 20 - 2x2's and then put them in a 3 ringed binder. Another thing is many, many dealers have switched to 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" sizes of flips.
As to scratches from one touching another, very common. Yes it is the staples. I flatten all mine with a special pliers that is hinged so the end pieces close directly together and not on an angle. However, if you have the stadard Swingline stapler you will notice the bottom plate where the staple hits is removable. If you can find a flat steel plate that fits in that spot, remove the one that is there and put the flat plate there instead. The problem, though is the plate is a directional piece for the staples so if using a flat plate some ends will go out and some wil go inward. I like my hindged pliers best.

I basically use Whitman Classic Albums for all coins and the duplicates go into 2x2's.

 

I use Intercept Shield for the error coins that I like. They're expensive, but I don't have many errors yet, so it's ok for now. I use cardboard 2x2's for minor error coins, though.

Off topic, but does the Intercept Shield storage box really help protect coins? It fits my coins well, and at $3.00 it's not too expensive, but it just looks like cardboard to me.

 

Maybe I should buy $20 worth of them and sell them at a coin show. lol. Quick profit!

 

Most are in 2x2's but they are also circulated. My uncirculated silver coins are in air-tites, and my even better coins are in slabs

 

This happens when regular / office staplers are used & the staples scratch the coins in the 2x2's behind ~ and yes, i've learned that lesson personally (a very expensive painful lesson watching my ms65 drop to a ms60 when a staple put a huge scar across my beautiful morgan).

I highly recommend heavy duty flat clinch staplers ~ if your local shop doesn't sell them order online or get them at a show.

 

In all seriousness if you can really get them for that price, you should look into selling them to dealers. The dealers at coin shows I go to tell me they pay about $2.25/100 for the cheapest ones they can find and sell them for $2.50/100 or more. Not much profit but they do sell them by the thousands at shows. I've probably bought 10,000 over the years from the same dealer and usually the thicker ones which cost more. You should check your source for possible large amounts at an even cheaper price. Imagine if he sells to our for $1/100 he must be getting them for proactically nothing. Are you sure those are 2x2's and not the
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" sizes?