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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Air-Tite Guy, post: 65184, member: 3876&quot;]Oh man!&nbsp; I&#039;ve been here less than 24 hours and ya&#039;ll are already making me tired!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>As I mentioned in my &quot;introduce yourself&quot; post last night, we are not the manufacturer of Air-Tite capsules..... we are one of the largest resellers in the U.S.&nbsp; So from the manufacturing perspective I really can&#039;t elaborate on the difference between &quot;water tight&quot; and &quot;air tight&quot;, and I&#039;m not educated enough to even venture a hypothesis explaining why something that is touted as &quot;air tight&quot; may not be &quot;water tight&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, I do know this for a fact:&nbsp; I have HUNDREDS of coins of all types in my personal collection that are encased in Air-Tites and many have been in the same capsule for years.&nbsp; I have only noticed a couple of Silver Eagles that have toned slightly, and it may be that those particular capsules didn&#039;t seal off perfectly (perhaps GDJMSP tested a capsule that was less than perfect, who knows?) or it could be that all Air-Tites will allow water inside if left submerged for an extended period.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, in defense of Air-Tite holders as a whole, I have never seen any literature that touts them as being &quot;water tight&quot;, &quot;water proof&quot;, &quot;radiation proof&quot;, &quot;acid proof&quot;, &quot;idiot proof&quot;, etc.&nbsp; They are touted as &quot;air tight&quot; only.&nbsp; I would guess that we&#039;ve sold a couple million capsules in the past few years, and I have NEVER had anyone call or write complaining that they were unhappy with the quality or the results they&#039;ve experienced with these capsules. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a $500 Leupold Vari-X III scope on my deer rifle that is GUARANTEED to be waterproof, but I still wouldn&#039;t submerge it in a bucket of water for any amount of time just to find out.&nbsp; So you have to keep things in perspective guys.&nbsp; We&#039;re talking about a 50 cent piece of acrylic that I would not be afraid to use to protect a $100,000 coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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