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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 4571510, member: 112&quot;]Yeah it&#039;s normal, and in some cases it&#039;s gonna be worse. Which is why I always recommend that direct fit Air-Tites not be used. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the issue. With modern machinery and manufacturing methods the Air-Tites themselves are made to a pretty precise spec, meaning they are all the same size. But the coins, that&#039;s just not true with the coins. It is extremely common for the coins to have slight variations in diameter and those variations are often big enough that not all coins will even fit in direct fit Air-Tites. And some of them, even though you can force them in, well, they aint coming out without some help.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s several different reasons for the diameter variations, different striking pressures, die misalignment, die and collar wear, etc. And with older coins especially the larger and more severe the diameter variations are going to be. And the very same problems exist with traditional coin albums, and for the same reasons. How may have you heard or read about collectors who either can&#039;t get a coin into the hole, or about how often the coins simply fall out of the hole ? Well, diameter variation is why.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now what Jim suggested about the freezer, that works, most of the time. But there are those times when it won&#039;t. And then you have to resort to risky methods to get the coins out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Best bet - don&#039;t use direct fit holders. That&#039;s the very reason why the rings exist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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