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

I can vouch for that. I once moved into a house that had been owned for the previous 16 years by a family of heavy smokers. I thought the refrigerator was yellow until I washed it and discovered it was white.

 

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I keep my coins loose in a cardboard box down in the root cellar.



Actually, the gold ones are in Air-Tite holders stored in a safe, my rolls are together in a plastic Rubbermaid-like container with a silicon packet in them, and everything else is in Coinsafe holders, which are pretty darned air tight.

 

I put my best coins in Littleton folders, the rest stay in 2x2s. They are all stored in my safe with a couple charcoal briquets to absorb any ambient moisture.

 

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how you gonna put those silicon or other protective materials?. inside a box of your coins?. or place those silicon ouside the box?. said at least few inches?. anyone.

 

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you mean to say that if i have 16 box (12" x12 ") of coins. each box contain 12 whitman blue box. i have to insert silicon pack 16 pc?. or just one pc for all 16 box?.

 

Cigar Boxes, the only way to go Lovely toning will result when and where you least expect it!

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thanks, so the one i just mentioned. which one i should use?. and how much is that?. and where to buy them?.

 

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thanks gdjmsp. you so sweet.

 

As I stated before, I keep my good stuff in a high level safe deposit box in the bank.
I really would like to hang them on the walls in frames or have a cabinet like Sylvester does but now that I have a hurricane predicted to come thru my front yard I am glad that they are in the safe deposit box high up in what is suppose to be a waterproof vault.

 

Good idea; no direct light !

 

My wife has a vaccum sealer and I was wondering if I put my air tites in and sealed them,they wouldnt tone as likly?Also since I live in the deep south and keep my coins in a firebox,guess I should put some gel packs in too?

 

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one more question. if i buy 12 pc of single silicon. and i use only 8. what about the other 4?. if i don't use it for the meantime. will it be automatically diminish?.

 

Hey Mars1970, I had been thinking about that vacuum sealer idea too. Since you have one maybe you could answer a question or two. The only problem I could see is that I might want to get into my coins now and then. Is sealing the plastic packets much of a hassle? And do the sealing bags cost much? How much can you get a machine for which might work for coins? And lastly, could you seal it up with one of those silica packs inside? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks.

 

I keep all of my coins in a large gun safe because I like to view them and show them to friends. If my best coins were in a bank I could only view them during visiting hours and that wouldn't do for me. I just weigh the risk/reward when storing. There not under the bed but they are not at the bank. I also use several 1lb packets of silica in my safe to keep it dry since they are shipped in the analyzers I sell I have easy access to them

 

Hey Illya2.Well Im not sure I can answer any of your questions about sealing,the wife got it at the flea market for around 20 or 30 dollars.It had all the bags and such with it.Now as far as the sealing itself,its way easy.Just put the items in the bag and slip the open end into the machine.Press down and poof,its sealed.I think you should be able to put silica pack inside,but I was going to cut down the seal bags to do each coin by itself in any airtite.That way I can handle each coin instead of a whole large bag.Hope this helps.