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<p>[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1295828, member: 28064"]I finally found a good solution for this very problem earlier today, and quite by accident too!</p><p><br /></p><p>As krispy said, AirTite Z5 capsules are widely available for $1.50 each or so. Actually Apmex ship the bullion coins already in a Z5, so if that's your source then no extra expenditure is needed. But what to do with the Z5 capsules, or the Mint capsules that the "P" versions come in? Apmex make a wooden display box, and it's quite nicely done I might add, but with 5 coins to a display box and 56 coins in the series (112 if you're collecting both versions) that would require storing 12 or 24 display boxes! Sadly a non-starter for a safe deposit box or most home safes.</p><p><br /></p><p>So...as I was poking around trying to find room to store the Glacier 5oz "P" coin that arrived this week, I noticed that the Intercept Shield box for Mint proof sets looked like Z5s might fit in them vertically. And whaddya know? They do!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/intercept-shield-proofmint-set-box.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/intercept-shield-proofmint-set-box.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/intercept-shield-proofmint-set-box.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A single 13" x 6 7/8" box can store 3 rows of 15 Z5 capsules, plus (I think) another 8 or 10 in the space that remains. I don't have 56 of these coins yet to see if there's a trick to getting the remaining 1 - 3 coins to fit, but at worst you're looking at 2 boxes to store a set of 56, or 3 boxes to store a complete set of 112. This assumes that you don't mind storing the "P" versions' packaging in a closet or wherever, but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me. The really nice thing about this solution, apart from the space saved, is that you get the added benefit of the Intercept Shield protection. A full set of these is quite an investment and $20-30 to keep them safe from tarnishing seems well worth it to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Speedie, post: 1295828, member: 28064"]I finally found a good solution for this very problem earlier today, and quite by accident too! As krispy said, AirTite Z5 capsules are widely available for $1.50 each or so. Actually Apmex ship the bullion coins already in a Z5, so if that's your source then no extra expenditure is needed. But what to do with the Z5 capsules, or the Mint capsules that the "P" versions come in? Apmex make a wooden display box, and it's quite nicely done I might add, but with 5 coins to a display box and 56 coins in the series (112 if you're collecting both versions) that would require storing 12 or 24 display boxes! Sadly a non-starter for a safe deposit box or most home safes. So...as I was poking around trying to find room to store the Glacier 5oz "P" coin that arrived this week, I noticed that the Intercept Shield box for Mint proof sets looked like Z5s might fit in them vertically. And whaddya know? They do! [URL]http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/intercept-shield-proofmint-set-box.html[/URL] A single 13" x 6 7/8" box can store 3 rows of 15 Z5 capsules, plus (I think) another 8 or 10 in the space that remains. I don't have 56 of these coins yet to see if there's a trick to getting the remaining 1 - 3 coins to fit, but at worst you're looking at 2 boxes to store a set of 56, or 3 boxes to store a complete set of 112. This assumes that you don't mind storing the "P" versions' packaging in a closet or wherever, but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me. The really nice thing about this solution, apart from the space saved, is that you get the added benefit of the Intercept Shield protection. A full set of these is quite an investment and $20-30 to keep them safe from tarnishing seems well worth it to me.[/QUOTE]
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