Any recommendations on Air-Tite vendors with competitive pricing? I am looking for non-standard sizes, that is, those not the size of typical U.S. coins; For example, colonial and pre-Federal specimens. I'd be interested in those with rubber inserts as well. These would be in quantities of 10 each size. Thanks, - CheetahCats
I've always used valleycoin.com. When you click on their "Air-Tite" icon on the left, one of the options is even "non-standard" air-tite sizes. They're charging 50 cents each for those. I always by direct-fits (normal sizes) and they want 35 cents each for those. What is great is that you can buy ONE or a HUNDRED at that price. Shipping is the same for any sized order: $5.49 I know I sound like an automated ad. I'm not. I have nothing to do with them, but it's pretty much my "go-to" place when ordering supplies. It's not only the per-unit piece, but be very careful of shipping costs as well.
If buying in bulk, I've used this place: coinsupplystore.com They ship everything via USPS Priority Mail, well packed and quickly shipped. I can share a 5% discount code if you use them. PM me. They occasionally have other discount sales as well published on their homepage. Currently coinsupplystore.com are running a 10% discount on Air-Tite holders with the promo code "AIR" entered in the payment section upon check-out. Details are on the home page. JP's Corner are a good vendor often recommended. They have a nice ring gauge on their site you can download and save for easy reference. The Manufacturer's own web site has been running a 30th Anniversary sale discount, 30% off orders of $30 or more: Airtiteholders.com Never used this place, but if you do, please post a review: Air-tites.com These holders are never very cheap, but they are easy to use, look great and protect well. They are my favorites and I promote them as much as possible. Hope this helped.
I could not agree more. There are WAY too many new collectors trusting Dansco's and Whitmans and so on and so forth. <BTW> I'm also checking out the "quote" function in the new forum setup...
Hello. I can chime in on Air-tites.com. I've done two orders with them, and I've found their prices and shipping speed excellent (I've gotten my orders in 4 - 5 days from time of order). I think their prices on air-tites are the best I've seen. They also have a lot of other items. I know there are several other good suppliers, some mentioned above, but air-tites.com is certainly good. One note, they pack the air-tites separately to keep the dust down. There is nothing more useless than an air-tite with dust or lint in it. I left a box open once and found that out the hard way.
Canned air came up in another recent thread about keeping air-tites clean, canned air works wonders to blast away that dust!
Indeed! I was just going to post pretty much the same thing. LOL I use the A19's and valleycoin is the cheapest I know of at $0.35 each. I too order 100 at a time. I can't imagine collecting without using Air-Tites!
Agreed. I don't trust them because air can still get to your coins. When I snap shut an Air-Tite I feel good about it, my coin is very, very well protected.
Ok I'm going an additional step (RANT). With vallleycoin, I can order 6 lincoln direct fits, 8 kennedies, 4 washies, a couple of roosies, etc. And the are ALL at 35 cents. A LOT of the other suppliers don't give discounts before you buy 100 or whatever. I don't know. Just looking out for the little guy like me. I order supplies like ever 3 or 4 months so that the shipping doesn't kill me. I NEVER need 100 of any kind of air-tite. I'm just a joe-blow collector. That is what is so awesome about valleycoin because you get to buy it at 35 cents even if you're only buying one. Sorry. I just think a lot of people aren't protecting their coins properly because it costs so danged much. I'm a small time collector. I might get 40 or so AU+/MS raw coins in every six months or so. My local dealer has a standard $1 for each airtite. And he'll sell them to you all day long I am getting long-winded here, but look at my earlier eample: With vallleycoin, I can order 6 lincoln direct fits, 8 kennedies, 4 washies, a couple of roosies, etc. And the are ALL at 35 cents. At valleycoin, that would cost $7 + $5.89 shiping - total 12.89. At my local dealer: (At a $1 each) - $14. And at valleycoin I can keep adding 2x2's, albums, album pages, nic-a-date, etc and the shipping isn't going to go up. And the prices are WAY cheaper than my local dealer (not happy about that, but....) Simple math for simple people (like me).
Thanks for all of the advice. I appreciate it. I just ordered a 6.5" vernier caliper, that also reads in millimeters, so I can measure each coin's diameter accurately before ordering the air-tites. This is the caliper I picked up: HA-TM49000
I ordered the electronic digital calipers from the ANA store, but I can't remember how much they cost. Chris
Some people even use the canned air on their coins, but there are two things you should keep in mind...........1) Condensation can build up in the can as the air is expended, so it is always a good idea to give a short blast away from the coin before using it. 2) Always "aim" the blast of air at a shallow angle to the coin. If the angle is too "steep", the force of the air can actually cause debris to leave scratches or marks on the coin. Chris
Absolutely! And as I indicated in that thread, "due to the extreme pressure of the contents, the gases in canned air can become a liquid and could, if used improperly, be expelled as a liquid."
This is another money saving thread. I've got several contaminated air-tites. I'll try some canned air.
