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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2460351, member: 15929&quot;]Back in the 80&#039;s, I went the route of those hard plastic coin holders with my Washington Quarter Collection from 1932 to Date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used the Whitman holders which I found allowed the coins to rotate within the holder, which could impart wear, and it took 4 full Whitman boxes to store them in the SDB.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw absolutely no upside to continuing to use the holders so I busted them all out for 2x2&#039;s and then 1.5x1.5&#039;s simply for storage purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trick is not so much what media is used for storing your coins as much as it is the &quot;Safe Handling&quot; of your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Suffing a box full of 2x2&#039;s so tight with coins is a disaster waiting to happen due to staple scratching while removing individual coins and putting them back. When boxes are being used, you need to leave enough room so that coins can effortlessly be removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Save Flips? These too require &quot;Safe Handling&quot; practices. Specifically, open the pocket of the flip and drop the coin in instead of &quot;sliding&quot; the coin in.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what the TPG&#039;s require when coins are submitted for grading. Safe Flips with the expectation that the submitter knows how to handle coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are hundreds of ways to damage a coin including damage imparted by different storage methods but its up to the collector to &quot;PAY ATTENTION&quot; to what s/he is doing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seat Belts are of absolutely no use from a safety perspective if they are not worn or worn properly. The same is true with coin holders. If they are not used properly, they can damage the coin intended to be protected.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Current method of storage for special coins, is a dusted 2x2 with crimped staples which is then inserted into a 2.5x2.5 Safe Flip.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, .50 cents per coin can add up rather quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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