Haha too lazy to go purchase one

Didn't want to drive 20 min to the coin store. So I made one. Needed a way to hold my coins. Super easy, took two minstrel, all u need is cardboard, scissor s, and duct tape. And spray paint if u wanna go that far.

 

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KIX, coin tested, paleteromanr approved, haha

 

A healthy alternative to Cap'n Crunch.

 

Haha right?!?! Luckily my kid chooses KIX over other sugar filled cereals

 

With luck, it won't tone your coins.

 

I have them in cardboard sleeves, should I make a top for this? I don't know about storing coins so any help would be great. What would cause the coins to get toned?

 

The spray paint, if you use it could cause toning. Or even whatever is already in the cardboard that is responsible for the colors in the picture.

 

Fumes from spray paint could cause most anything, as well could the glue holding the bottom flaps of the box together, or as ddddd says, the color inks. Even KIX dust. Or vitamin atoms.

 

Ahhh gotcha, never thought of that.. I used just some duct tape to hold the end flaps together. I cut it in a way that it's one whole piece. I did not paint the box. I like the KIX look haha

 

Will surely kixStart your coin collection.

 

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Lols

 

That paper probably has some residual sulphuric acid in it from paper mill processing. That will turn silver coins black! Only use acid-free paper products to store coins - even in flips since air can get into them. I'd make the trip to the coin store or order online and throw the Kix box out.

 

Will Do! I don't wanna damage the coins

 

Yeah, that was my worry. I would think they'd minimize the chance of spurious chemicals in a product intended to hold food, but sulfur is an inescapable part of the process and you can assume the manufacturer has pushed the regulatory restrictions to their absolute limit in the interest of cost reduction. Chances are a sulfur level safe for consumption is still capable of toning coins over time, especially given there's no resistance to atmospheric sulfur adding itself into the mix.

 

Let's not be too hasty here. Take some Cheerios, shellac them, and arrange them in the KIX box, and call it art. Then list them on CraigsList for $88. If you see someone putting Captain Crunch in a Frosted Flakes box, sue them. If CraigsList won't run your ad, sue them, and claim you're being discriminated against.

Gotta keep up with the times!

 

Actually, sulfur compounds are routinely added to foods as preservatives. Check a bottle of wine ("contains sulfites"), a container of dried fruit ("sulfur dioxide used as preservative"), etc. So just because a paper product is used for food doesn't mean it's low sulfur.

Cal

 

Hahah lmao