ok so i finally bought the red book, i also got a 1881-S MS64 toned Morgan for $60. it was pretty hard to go in and only walk away with two coins because i got the book and a tube that sucked.
Are you taking about the soft plastic tubes? They ruin coins in a short time. Quarters turn milking in just a few months on the outside edges of the area that touch the plastic. Get the harder type. They seem to be doing a better job.
thanks, i started to put my ASE's in and the first 1/4 of the tube they would get stuck had to tap the bottom to get em out but the last one was stuck, ended up putting a deep notch in a nice new 2010.
I think it is possible that the tube was intended for U.S. Silver dollar size. Morgans, Peace, Ikes, etc that are 38.1 mm, and the silver eagle is 40.6mm. That is 2.5mm larger and will get stuck as they are 1/10 inch approximately larger in diameter.
i do belive this what happened, i was in a bit of a rush so serves me right for not looking or asking.
I am curious why they changed size for the ASE. Why not make it the same diameter and a little thicker? I really don't follow these coins much, anyone have the history of why the size difference?
The only thing that comes to mind Jim is that old American adage that bigger is better.....:smile Most other world bullion (silver) coins are smaller in diameter.
