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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 8074236, member: 118540"]I have read, that a tray, that is lined with wool felt, is bad for coins, if the coins are sitting directly on the wool felt, because wool is scratchy. Apparently, the friction between the wool felt, and the coins, can cause significant wear, on the coins.</p><p>I don't know, if the felt in the Lighthouse trays, is good or bad. Perhaps it is not made of wool. It seems more like a synthetic material, but I don't know.</p><p>I use Abafil cases and trays, which are lined with "real velvet", whatever that means. I put my coins, directly on the velvet. I've been using Abafil for 3 years. I haven't noticed any wear on the coins, so far. But 3 years is not very long. You can buy Abafil cases and trays, from the Italian web site, or from the following US web site, which is where I bought mine :</p><p><a href="http://www.coin.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coin.com" rel="nofollow">www.coin.com</a></p><p>Here is an interesting thread, on Forum Ancient Coins, in which the safety of coin trays is discussed.</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=93219.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=93219.0" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=93219.0</a></p><p>In the thread, one person said the following :</p><p>"The material used in Abafil trays appears to be velvet (to the best of my knowledge made of cotton), while some other types of trays are lined with felt (most appear to be wool). Felt will damage the coins, velvet will not. My coins are stored in Abafil trays, some for nearly fourteen years, and in examining them under magnification and comparing them to the original photos, I cannot detect any damage caused by this method of storage."</p><p>In the same thread, Andrew McCabe, a well known collector of ancient Roman Republic coins, said the following :</p><p>"I think the distinction to watch for is that sliding trays (drawers in a coin cabinet) will move the coins on their felt every single time the tray is pulled out, whereas lifted out trays in a box won't, unless the box itself is shook about. I've seen photos of coin surfaces being destroyed by wool felt, really bad damage, so its worth being aware of. However whatever is in abafil tray felt seems to do my coins no harm at all. And I doubt it would be possible to ever damage a worn bronze. FDC silver might be another matter. So, some caution needed but the nature of the trays felt and coins is important."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 8074236, member: 118540"]I have read, that a tray, that is lined with wool felt, is bad for coins, if the coins are sitting directly on the wool felt, because wool is scratchy. Apparently, the friction between the wool felt, and the coins, can cause significant wear, on the coins. I don't know, if the felt in the Lighthouse trays, is good or bad. Perhaps it is not made of wool. It seems more like a synthetic material, but I don't know. I use Abafil cases and trays, which are lined with "real velvet", whatever that means. I put my coins, directly on the velvet. I've been using Abafil for 3 years. I haven't noticed any wear on the coins, so far. But 3 years is not very long. You can buy Abafil cases and trays, from the Italian web site, or from the following US web site, which is where I bought mine : [URL='http://www.coin.com']www.coin.com[/URL] Here is an interesting thread, on Forum Ancient Coins, in which the safety of coin trays is discussed. [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=93219.0[/URL] In the thread, one person said the following : "The material used in Abafil trays appears to be velvet (to the best of my knowledge made of cotton), while some other types of trays are lined with felt (most appear to be wool). Felt will damage the coins, velvet will not. My coins are stored in Abafil trays, some for nearly fourteen years, and in examining them under magnification and comparing them to the original photos, I cannot detect any damage caused by this method of storage." In the same thread, Andrew McCabe, a well known collector of ancient Roman Republic coins, said the following : "I think the distinction to watch for is that sliding trays (drawers in a coin cabinet) will move the coins on their felt every single time the tray is pulled out, whereas lifted out trays in a box won't, unless the box itself is shook about. I've seen photos of coin surfaces being destroyed by wool felt, really bad damage, so its worth being aware of. However whatever is in abafil tray felt seems to do my coins no harm at all. And I doubt it would be possible to ever damage a worn bronze. FDC silver might be another matter. So, some caution needed but the nature of the trays felt and coins is important."[/QUOTE]
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