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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1522121, member: 15445"]Green18's suggestion about using a quality zip-lock baggie is good advice. The paper roll may contain chemicals including sulfur which over many years may tarnish the cents. Yes, there are inert coin tubes available but perhaps you might consider having more fun with the cents. </p><p><br /></p><p>If they are all the same date & you just want to put them away, then that's fine of course. You might consider separating them by grade & only keep the highest grade coins. It might be fun, profitable, and a good exercise in learning to grade mint state coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>If they consist of mixed dates, then consider sorting through them keeping the highest grade of each date & mint mark. Whitman makes inexpensive coin folders that are designed for this kind of collecting fun. Those same folders got me started in collecting a long time ago. Today I treasure my Whitman folders. They taught me the relative rarity of certain dates and taught me how to grade different coin series. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever you do, have fun. This photo depicts a Whitman coin folder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1522121, member: 15445"]Green18's suggestion about using a quality zip-lock baggie is good advice. The paper roll may contain chemicals including sulfur which over many years may tarnish the cents. Yes, there are inert coin tubes available but perhaps you might consider having more fun with the cents. If they are all the same date & you just want to put them away, then that's fine of course. You might consider separating them by grade & only keep the highest grade coins. It might be fun, profitable, and a good exercise in learning to grade mint state coins. If they consist of mixed dates, then consider sorting through them keeping the highest grade of each date & mint mark. Whitman makes inexpensive coin folders that are designed for this kind of collecting fun. Those same folders got me started in collecting a long time ago. Today I treasure my Whitman folders. They taught me the relative rarity of certain dates and taught me how to grade different coin series. Whatever you do, have fun. This photo depicts a Whitman coin folder.[/QUOTE]
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