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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1668998, member: 37498&quot;]It&#039;s not like I keep these in my car, or move them frequently, so there will be very little wear involved.&nbsp; What I do not want are big dings, scratches, or splotchy/smudgy/fingerprint toning.&nbsp; If they do tone, I want it to be natural and even.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy the stackability, density, and neatness of having them in tubes.&nbsp; I suppose the alternatives are:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Folders: Take up too much room and they don&#039;t protect the coins very well.</p><p><br /></p><p>- 2-1/2s x2-1/2s: Take up too much room, risk of staple scratches, not very durable for long term storage, thick coins do not do well in cardboard holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Flips: Slide a coin in and out of a flip a couple times and they&#039;ll have more wear than I&#039;m putting on my coins by having them in tubes.&nbsp; Not air tight at all.&nbsp; Plus, I just don&#039;t like them.</p><p><br /></p><p>- AirTites: More expensive than tubes, take up about 2x the space, coins sometimes get stuck in the bottom half making it difficult to remove them without damaging the coin, less air tight than good tubes despite the name.&nbsp; (Roughly the same air flow for one coin as you get for twenty coins in a tube)</p><p><br /></p><p>- Self Slab: More expensive than tubes and AirTites, take up about 3-4x the space, difficult to remove, can be less air tight than tubes.</p><p><br /></p><p>- TPG Slab: Never!</p><p><br /></p><p>- Loose: Obviously not a good idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>What would you recommend?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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