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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 49768, member: 669&quot;]Welcome to the forum Brocster.&nbsp; I took a vacation from coin collecting of about 35-40 years so I know just what you are going through.&nbsp; I&#039;ll just comment on a couple of points, and leave the rest for others.Actually there are pages made with no hole at the bottom of the pockets, but you still don&#039;t want to put coins directly into them.&nbsp; The 2x2s are designed so that sealing/stapling the edges stretches the mylar windows, and the coins don&#039;t move; but placed directly into the plastic page pockets they will slip and slide.&nbsp; Besides rubbing on the plastic, they will rub on any bit of dirt or other foreign matter which may get trapped in the pocket, resulting in scrapes, scratches and small hairlines.You don&#039;t want to use direct fit holders that aren&#039;t the exactly correct size, or the coins can receive dings from movement.&nbsp; That&#039;s a particular concern with world coins, which don&#039;t always match the dimensions of U.S. money.&nbsp; The ring material can be stretched a little, and one way is to gently pull the ring out, place it over the coin, and let it retract.&nbsp; <b>I</b> don&#039;t think it&#039;s a good idea, but some folks might.Not only Ziploc brand, but <i>any</i> plastic material intentionally sold for use in food storage should be PVC-free.Slipping and sliding on hard surfaces, and banging into each other, is never ever good for coins, and it can be disasterous for proofs and mint state coins to be loosely put in plastic containers.&nbsp; However, if you are talking about putting sets in their mint-provided packaging into containers with airtight lids, it is an excellent way to storet them away from the tarnishing effects of air and moisture; so long as you put something else in the containers to keep the packages from sliding around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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