I was putting some coins away in my safe and I realized that I have a couple of stacks of 2X2’s rubber banded together. Reason it jumped out at me is because I think I suddenly remembered a thread a while back where rubber bands had done damage to coins. I know my brain is becoming addled but did I dream that? Do rubber bands damage our coins?
IIRC, rubber bands contain sulfur and sulfur will tone coins. Even when not in direct contact, like when the coin are in a 2x2 and the rubber band is around the 2x2, if the coins are in an enclosed space I imagine the bands will emit some sulfur. I make a point of not keeping any elastomers in with my coins.
Every time I see them they have a similar look to this. 2014 1 oz Silver American Eagle - Rainbow Rubber Band Toning - BU - SKU-E2938 | #4661867520
If you still want to bundle those coins together for a particular reason, you can tie them up with string, Randy.
I just need to go see my coin buddy and talk him out of another one of those boxes he has. I needed an excuse to go pester him anyways.
@Randy Abercrombie You see not imagining anything. You are correct and those rubber bands will soak through a 2 x 2 flip or even a plastic flip. In one B of those boxes that I didn’t open for years was this. I bought a stack of these silver rounds and the one is from the top of the stack and the bottom photo is from the opposite end of the stack. A nice rubber band was holding them together. The rest were find.
