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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1412747, member: 13650&quot;]I personally don&#039;t care for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; It&#039;s a hassle if you ever need to get the coin out.&nbsp; When you&#039;re using a tool to slide under the staples, it always has the chance to slip and scratch the coin.&nbsp; Then you need to completely remove the staples so you don&#039;t scratch the coin taking it out.&nbsp;&nbsp; The card board is not inert.&nbsp;&nbsp; And then the argument turns to, &quot;Well, maybe it doesn&#039;t matter because the coins are well circulated.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Then I have to ask why go through the hassle of putting them in individual 2x2s in the first place?&nbsp;&nbsp; The thin plastic window doesn&#039;t protect the coin from contact damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The way I store stuff I have never seen the need to use them.&nbsp; I&#039;ve left a few common things in their 2x2s from when I purchased them.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve read that they are not good for long term storage of nice coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I believe they have a limited purpose.&nbsp; I keep worn stuff together in rolls/tubes as much as possible because it&#039;s not worth messing with.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Everything else I collect either goes in a box, an album, is in a slab or is nice enough to go in air-tites or intercept 2x2s.&nbsp;&nbsp; I guess some people like fooling around with them.&nbsp; They&#039;re just not my cup of tea.&nbsp; They have enough negatives to where they don&#039;t seem like an attractive option for much of anything. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I know dealers use millions of them, but it&#039;s because they have gobs of inventory and it would get fairly expensive for them to use the good stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp; If somebody goes to a show and buys a $5 gold indian or even an ASE in a 2x2, the buyer is probably going to put it in a an upgraded holder for their collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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