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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4949349, member: 10461"]PS- the biggest potential danger with that kind of holder is if you don't crimp your staples completely flat. I can tell from the picture that those probably aren't crimped properly. Take a pair of pliers and pinch the staples <i>totally</i> flat, where you can run your finger across them and barely feel them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This keeps one or more of the pointy ends from coming loose. If an uncrimped staple happens to snag on anything and gets bent outward, suddenly you've got a deadly spear just waiting to scratch a coin. Not the coin in <i>that</i> holder, but any others nearby. Many valuable coins have been <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1914-d-sad-staple-scratch.44833/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1914-d-sad-staple-scratch.44833/">ruined by staple scratches</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can use a flat-clinch stapler- coin supply sites sell them- even some office supply stores- but even if you just use a standard stapler, you can always grab your pliers and flatten the staples afterwards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4949349, member: 10461"]PS- the biggest potential danger with that kind of holder is if you don't crimp your staples completely flat. I can tell from the picture that those probably aren't crimped properly. Take a pair of pliers and pinch the staples [I]totally[/I] flat, where you can run your finger across them and barely feel them. This keeps one or more of the pointy ends from coming loose. If an uncrimped staple happens to snag on anything and gets bent outward, suddenly you've got a deadly spear just waiting to scratch a coin. Not the coin in [I]that[/I] holder, but any others nearby. Many valuable coins have been [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1914-d-sad-staple-scratch.44833/']ruined by staple scratches[/URL]. You can use a flat-clinch stapler- coin supply sites sell them- even some office supply stores- but even if you just use a standard stapler, you can always grab your pliers and flatten the staples afterwards.[/QUOTE]
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