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<p>[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 5143362, member: 114961"]My guess is they will, since the saflips are far from airtight. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had an issue with coins starting to tone much faster than I would like in an abafil as well (some had noticeable new toning within a few months). I think I've mostly solved it by buying a few quadrum intercept capsules and cutting the inserts from those to fit into the tray next to the coins. It's been a while and no new toning since (as far as I can tell), and the smell of the wood is considerably reduced whenever I open the case now. It also has the unintended benefit of keeping the coins in place so they don't slide around when I pick up the case, which keeps me from worrying about scratching them over time. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207321[/ATTACH] </p><p>This might not be an option though if you plan to store them in saflips, though I imagine you could place the insert underneath the coin and flip, even the auction tag, and it would work almost as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 5143362, member: 114961"]My guess is they will, since the saflips are far from airtight. I had an issue with coins starting to tone much faster than I would like in an abafil as well (some had noticeable new toning within a few months). I think I've mostly solved it by buying a few quadrum intercept capsules and cutting the inserts from those to fit into the tray next to the coins. It's been a while and no new toning since (as far as I can tell), and the smell of the wood is considerably reduced whenever I open the case now. It also has the unintended benefit of keeping the coins in place so they don't slide around when I pick up the case, which keeps me from worrying about scratching them over time. [ATTACH=full]1207321[/ATTACH] This might not be an option though if you plan to store them in saflips, though I imagine you could place the insert underneath the coin and flip, even the auction tag, and it would work almost as well.[/QUOTE]
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