not sure why, but i just really like these. i have a question regarding storage and was wondering if anyone can help me out? do you keep the coins in the original holders which are encased in plastic, or do you remove them and place them in air-tites? i was looking to remove them from the original packaging and store them in air-tites, air-tite holders and lastly in a box i picked up from brent-krueger. are there any reasons why i should i should not do this? problems with damage to the coin? problems with losing value down the road? thank you
my understanding is the cases they come in are not true air-tites and from the chinese mint....so, i am not certain of their composition. did yours come in the sealed plastic "case" which then in turn held the "air-tite?" just curious if they would possbily lose value by taking them out of the original packaging. thanks
I think mine came as part of a World Bullion set from Silver Eagle Coin.com, which included one each of a Mexican Libertad, Canadian Maple Leaf, Australian Kookaburra, Chinese Panda, and American Silver Eagle. Each coin was packaged in a standard direct-fit Air-Tite.
Hello Sky, Yes I wondered the same thing for a while because although they do come in an air-tite type container from the mint, it is not the same size as the Air-tite brand and so will not fit in the Air-tite holder, which is how I want to store mine. So I finally decided I would suit myself (they are my coins after all) and transferred them to the Air-tite brand. I was very careful of course and used gloves and didn't breathe on them and minimized their exposure time. But now I can keep them all in the same compact little Air-tite holder storage box under constant de-humidified condition. I think overall the coins will be healthier because of it.
so it sounds as if we share the same storage solution. to a t. i understand they are my coins and this is how i want to do it, but will taking them from the plastic that holds the "air-tite type container" be a bad idea for the long term value of the coins? or would any loss possibly be countered by the better "health" of the coins?
Your question is a valid one Sky. Perhaps a more experienced collector could say. Perhaps bullion coins are still to new to make such an assessment. It certainly won't hurt to wait awhile if you aren't sure yet. Although I have made my decision I am still curious as to what the prevailing wisdom will be. So I await, with you, the answer...
Air-Tites. The only way to go. Even though they are not air tight they still offer the best protection and storage solution. In controlled storage environments a coin that goes into an air-tite an MS-69, will come out an MS-69. I just switched my entire collection to ait-tites, best thing I even done for my collection.
as a side question, what are the best storage environments? low humidity? temps? etc.... for an "average" collector where in the house would be a go location? i would think maybe a closet, but would't there be temerature concerns?
I got a one oz. panda, and it came in a container similar to an air-tite and then cased in a sealed soft plastice pouch. I have been reluctant to remove the shell from the sealed pouch, let alone remove the coin from the shell. It's all official chinese mint storage, and I thought it may help retain the value in resale if I didn't mess with it. The 1/10 oz. gold panda, however, came with no hard plastic case, but was sealed in it's own soft plastic pouch - nearly identical to the pouch a canadian 1/10 oz. maple leaf comes in. Similar to my maple leaf, I have left them in these government issued holders... they seem safe enough, and again, I thought the offical release state may help retain some value in resale in many years to come. Doubtful, but I can always remove them later, if it doesn't influence market value.
no humidity is good humidity - if you live in a rather humid state, like me, you should house your collection near something that will help absorb the moisture in the air. Temperature - I don't think that's much of a factor. If you can survive it, your coins can, too.
Probably the best reason to condition yourself to love toned silver coins is that it's so darn difficult to prevent it.
