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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Daggarjon, post: 525091, member: 4230&quot;]Those might work, but being unsure of the &#039;plastic&#039; used, and i doubt they are for archival purposes, i would be afraid of what gases the plastic might give off and what possibly they would do to the coins. Plus the site said this about the container -&nbsp; What could that gas do to coins?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>True. The containers were not built for coins, but were designed by a museum to store items with the same intent i have for the coins. I understand your reluctance... but its the same fear of what might or could happen that has driven me to find safe alternatives to some common (IMHO questionable) methods. Looking at folks selling containers using PVC that we KNOW to be bad for coins, and the seller of course says they are 100% archive safe. At least with these cases, they were built from Mylar (PET), and are used by museums... or at least the Canadien Museum of Natural History. Maybe not for coins, but the gas byproducts in some products that could harm coins can also harm other other items the museum wants to protect. Also, Mylar is known to be inert with no gases released. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I built some boxes out of basswood that fit perfectly in a case i bought, but even if lined with velvet to avoid direct contact withthe wood, gases could fill the air around the coins and potentially cause issues. I want to &#039;try&#039; to avoid that. </p><p><br /></p><p>The containers i mentioned above snap shut. It may not be an airtight seal, but i think it would have to be better then having the coins sitting directly on some material that is giving off harmfull gases. </p><p><br /></p><p>I checked the website today to check on my order. It seems that even though when i placed my order the item was in stock. Even though when i got my confirmation email the item was in stock. It does seem, the company may model their ordering system after the US Mint.... i check today, and now the item i ordered is backorderd until March 13th..... Figures they would have to be the sole authorized distributor of the cases in the US.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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