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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4507072, member: 101855&quot;]Nearly all of my better U.S. coins are slabbed. Some people think that slabs are perfect storage devices, but they are not. As with all plastic holders, you must be aware of temperature changes, humidity and moisture. If you store you coins in a place where the temperatures fluctuate all the time, moisture can condensate in the slab and cause damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I have really gotten into hammered British and Roman imperial coinage, I am back to preferring raw coins. I store them in safety flips (no PVC) and keep them in 2 by 2 boxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also prefer to have my tokens and medals raw and store in high quality flips in the appropriate sizes. </p><p><br /></p><p>For many tokens that are coin size, I have used Eagle brand holders and albums. The Eagle albums did have quality issues years ago. They were too fragile. Over the past five years or so, they have improved. The trouble is, the product has reached the end of its life cycle, and it’s getting hard to buy them.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for handling you coins, you are usually okay if you keep your fingers off the surface of the coins and handle them only by their edges. Proof coins are another matter. I handle them as little as possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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