Was going though some of my 2x2 boxes and coming across numerous coins in airtights Now we all have a few of these kicking around if only from coins bought at shows or auction (great way to protect a raw coin in shipping) Well I got to thinking about it and decided to check it out... Prices are very reasonable so i decided to go for it... I ordered 100 31mm in a plastic case then found this 50 display case (after speaking with the seller they had these in 31mm as well as the 30mm in the FB store. PS yes it's a wooden box... I don't wanna hear it lol.. As for labeling.. since this will be mostly for smaller coins (1/2 dollar and smaller) most will get either an inner coin safe label (in the white area) and those without space will get a round card in the slot with the airtight....
I really like the capsules with the "onion" foam rings that can be made to suit different size coins. But I don't know if they're safe. Lighthouse and Airtites don't offer them. They only (so far as I know) come from China.
Oh, I'm sure the entire product line from both Airtite and Lighthouse comes from China, too (manufactured there). One way to find out is take a red copper coin out of fresh roll and put it in one of them and wait a couple years.
And nobody ever does wanna hear it, but that doesn't change anything. It never has and it never will. And before you think I'm going down my usual road, well, I kinda sorta am but not really. Instead I'm gonna take a fork in the road this time. Ya see, I get it that people like and want nice ways to display their coins. They worked hard to find the coins, worked hard to earn the money to buy them. They like their coins, are proud of them, want to see them and in some cases allow others to see them too. And that's why they use things like coin albums, or nice cases so they can have them out in the open and ENJOY the coins ! That's why they're doing all of this after all, because they ENJOY the coins ! Now in a lot of cases people know or have at least heard of how and why various storage methods and or display methods are at the least, potentially quite harmful for the coins. But, being able to enjoy the coins, the way they want to enjoy the coins, is worth more them than the risk. And as I said, I understand all of that, always have. And what's more than that, when I had my collections I used to feel exactly the same way. And for those who have seen many of the coins in my collections it should be patently obvious why I wanted to do all those things too. Well, what I'm going to suggest this time is a way to have your cake and eat it too. That's the fork in the road I mentioned above Now just suppose that you took the time to take nice quality pictures of your coins. I think most folks do that anyway just so they can share them with everybody else in places like this forum. Point is, just about everybody's already got the pictures. And if you don't, you can get some. So just suppose again that you take those pics and put a bunch of them together, say into 8x10 or even poster sized pictures. Then you print those pics out or have them printed, and then frame them and hang on the walls wherever you want. And that way you enjoy your coins every minute of every day for they'll all be there right in front of you, in nice enlarged sizes so they can be admired and enjoyed. Meanwhile, the actual coins themselves can be put away, in a safe place, and using proper storage methods so that the coins are protected as best they can be. And for those who particularly enjoy the tactile experience of being able to look at your coins in hand every now and then, you can still do that as often as you wish. And, you have those beautiful pictures of your coins to enjoy all at the same time. That's having your cake and eating too ! Just an idea mind ya
Yes well said, and I get your point... The way I see it, coins being in the snaptights inside the wooden box, and very likely on display (open box) is more then sufficient protection from the wood vapors... I also would say this is considerably better/safer storage then placing the same coins in one of those cardboard folders or even a Dansco album. You offer some good alternatives but as I will be storing no major value coins in this case, I think it more then sufficiently safe
But it's a proven fact it isn't sufficient at all. And it's not just the wood you have to worry about. The wood is merely an additional problem to the ones that already exist in the very air itself. Literally countless numbers of coins in slabs, and I mean any slab, Air-Tites, and any and all other coin holders have been known to develop unsightly and or even terminal toning. All in spite of being in the coin holder they are in. There are even many documented cases of coins in slabs being artificially toned. Proper coin storage is an all or nothing proposition if you wish to protect your coins as best you can. Anything else entails a significant risk.