Where & how to store your coins in a safe environment?.

a safe place, a clean environment, a free of co2 area, a chemical & pvc free holders, free of air pollusion, an airtite capsule or case, bank safety box, or a cartoon below your bed. tell your experienced.

 

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I know the topic has been discussed here in the forum countless times. If you do a search on the word "storage", you will find many excellent suggestions.

 

If your a smoker store them at a non-smokers house. Unless you want to increase the toneing rate.

 

If you are a smoker, the "golden tone" on your coins may not be toning at all but instead a layer of nicatine tar deposited on the surface of the coin. The same yellow film that you tend to see on their light fixtures.

 

I store my many ways....but I suggest if your a smoker (quit for one thing) store them somewhere in the house where they don't get as much smoke as you put out
I have gotten coins from smokers and if they are in flips or folders the smell is real strong....so store them in a nice safe and don't smoke around them....

Speedy

 

I've had pretty good luck with 2X2's in a shoebox on a closet shelf. There are some coins that I've kept that way for 30 years and they don't look any different now than the day I put them in.

But this is also probably why I shouldn't be permitted to handle any coin with historical significance.

 

i'm glad this topic is brought up again, because i do have questions of my own. The one on the FAQ forum is locked.

I got this roll of Clearphane (R) film from an art/craft store last week. The label on the film says: Meets US FDA requirements for direct food contact under 21 CFR 177.1520 (a)(1), b(b) and (c) 1.1 and 3.1 and 21 CFR 178.3130. Now the question is, is it safe for my coins for the long term?

I figure it'd be a cheap way to do home-make holders for my coins. Cut a rectangular strip, put in coin on one half and fold to enclose, then staple it. Which brings to my next question. I'm not planning to use cardboards to make little 2x2's i'm just gonna staple 3 sides, anything I should be aware of regarding to the staples? Obviously it shouldn't touch the coin, but i'm worry it may rust over the years.

 

It sounds like a pretty risky fomula for storing coins, kvasir. I have never seen Clearphane before, nor heard of it, but I wouldn't test it on my coins. Besides, if it's rigid, and your coin has room to slide around, you will get wear on your coin that is easily mistaken as cleaning scratchs. If it's soft, chances are it doesn't protect the surface of the coin too very much, and a common 2x2 would do just as good, and it's generally excepted as safe for storage...

Just wondering, what are you seeing as the benefit to this method?

 

Its cheap to buy the 2x2's already made...they are about $4 for $100...

Speedy

 

safe place

i keep it any space available. now three more delivery coming. i don't know where to keep it.

 

I just think the regular 2x2s are sometimes a bit too ugly for smaller coins with lots of cardboard space left over. They should make them round perhaps. Or self adhesive ones. The staples are ugly.

 

I prefer dansco albums, folders, or airtites.

I use 2x2's with staples for "temporary" storage.
I keep my coins in corrosion resitent albums if possible in a plastic bin with silica gel tins. so far so good.

 

The "CFR" is refered to as the Code of Federal Regulations..the 21 is for the chapter and the numbers following is for the sub lines of that chapter. It means that it is safe for humans to come into contact with it. If it is certified as a classVI material then it is safe to eat! Most all plastics,films, and acetates are made with hydrocarbons or some other poly based chemical. I would write to the company and ask fro a MSDS "Material Saftey and Handling" form required for them to present publicly on the mfg components of their product to check for compounds that may alter the surface of your coins.
Why not just buy Mylar sheets?

RickieB

 

well, you know they do make 1-1/2x1-1/2s as well.

I think those actually look a lot sharper for your smaller coins, like nickel and cent - plus you can get 30 on a single page, instead of 20, for regular binder storage.

self adhesives can be pretty scarey - they do make them, but most people worry about the chemicals stored in such close proximity to their coins for long term storage.

 

safe place

no place to keep the coins. well, keep it anyplace. as long as it is a clean area.

 

safe place to keep coins

inside my pink bra.

 

Can't touch the Annie21 reply - but I did previously store them in my flood-prone basement (3 times in 15 years - sump pump failures). Moved them upstairs last time to a new and better home couple of years ago. Only 1 set in the whole lot showed tarnish - so I was lucky.

 

I store the great majority of my US coins in 2x2s in three ring binders. But then I only have two items worth over $1000, and a relative few over $125. The 2x2s have served me well for years, and with them I stay. I even have a pair of needlenose pliers specifically dedicated for use in flattening the staples.

As for foreign coins, I store them in 2x2s if I think they deserve it. What causes a coin to "deserve it?" Something with historical interest usually. If I'm going to have to explain the government that issued it (colonial, former royal, etc.), then it gets a 2x2. I may also 2x2 dark and greyside coins if I think the condition I acquire them in warrants it. Otherwise (and I know there are some of you that will shiver upon reading this), I seperate them by country and put them in a sandwich bag.

I hope that means you're female, otherwise ...

 

safe place

most modern coins have their case, box, sleeves, capsule with it. and we gathered some and put it together in another bigger box. can we just put it anywhere?. everything is already well sealed. do we still need clean place, not humid, and other thing to take care of?. anyone.

 

I don’t know about the slabbed coins, but US mint cases give little protection from humidity. Capsules like airtights will be a little better and plastic flips being the worst. I’d still try to keep all your coins in a dry, cool place.