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Message:: [QUOTE="coincamel, post: 45383, member: 2767"]Hey everybody, I'm new here to this forum and was wondering if someone could give me some advice. I've been collecting proof sets on and off for years from the mint, but lately I want to start making it a habit to collect complete sets every year in pretty good condition. I'm not too concerned if the coins are uncirculated but would like to preserve some nice specimens for years to come. I have a '99 clad proof set and the penny has a nasty looking tarnish blotch on the back and I'm pretty sure it's due to the lack of airtightness ( if thats a word) and the card board holder. I still want to collect proof sets and maybe start pickin up the mint sets as well, but would also to make my own set from some nice lookin coins from my pocket change. Does anyone know if those 2x6 (whitman i think) snap locks are any good. I'd like to start this project with the state quarters and I've seen the ones with the 5 quarter slots. If anyone has had any experience with them I'd like to know A. How airtight these are? B. If you can open and close them? and C. If you think these will do a decent job protecting near uncirculated coins for years to come? I love coin collecting but never was in it for the monetary value. Any help would be greatly appreciated...thx![/QUOTE]