I have made the decision to remove my Morgan's from their generic slabs and place them in Air-Tite capsules. Question now is do I want to put the capsules in Air-Tite tubes, Guardhouse capsule boxes or Lighthouse capsule albums. What method do you folks use? Thanks.
But what do you use to store your air-tites in? Box, tube or album? The higher priced Morgan's I plan on sending to PCGS.
I use "Caps" pages that fit into a 3 ring binder. they have 3 different sizes. I use blank ones not marked/labeled for my toned Canadian halves, quarters and dimes and cents.
The Guardhouse boxes are good, very sturdy. But not very conducive to looking at your coins. If it's is just storage you are looking for, the Guardhouse boxes will work great and take up a lot less space. But if you are like I am, and like to look at and show off your collection from time to time, then an album is the way to go. Never used the tubes.
I prefer Quadrums, but if you have really expensive coins maybe get them slabbed. Although Air-Tites probably offer one of the best reusable seals, the one thing I dislike about Air-Tites is that they're round and rotate in my Lead Dog 12-pocket pages. You could put some sort of square cardboard frame around it, but it's more work when Quadrums will achieve the same while offering a good amount of protection. You'll have a second layer of protection with the pages, too. Addendum: As stated, I like using Quadrum capsules + Lead Dog 12-pocket pages (as opposed to the dedicated thick 20-pocket pages since it takes up significantly less space at a more cost effective price point). Don't use BCW if going this route - their pages are flimsy. I've tried other brands for coin pages and Lead Dog is at the top. Also, there's a more advanced / expensive offering of the Quadrums called Quadrum Intercepts, but if you really want to protect an expensive coin, I'd just get them slabbed. +
Why do you want to move them? Are the current holders allowing damage? Are you putting them on display ? So other people can handle them ? You feel you want to protect very longterm ( 10-30 years)? The value will be in the coins, rather than the holders, but much expense might be in the holders. I would say most of the damage that does occur with coins over the years of keeping them is due to the neglect of the owner to check them ever so often for beginning stages of possible damage and correcting it. A 10 cent zip-lock plastic bag can prevent as much damage as an expensive holder, but it isn't pretty.
Generic slabs are not becoming damaged but simply take up space. I think I will use a the idea of a couple of folks of putting the Air-Tites in a caps album. Less space, still protected and can see both sides of the coin. Generally I do not collect coins to look at. It is more of an investment to pass down to my grandchildren. Thanks.
