Sealing a 2x2

how would tone affect a coin's grade from MS to AU?

 

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Nonsence. All you have to do is look at the package or box the tape comes in, contact that manufacturer for the ingrediants in their products. I've done that with 3M and a few others. I always like to throw in a statement that this call may be monitored for security purposes. They always do that to me so I get even. For their clear tape there is nothing on them or in them that will create any reactions with metals. Guranteed or you can report them to the Federal Government you know.
I switched to clear tape on all my 2x2's for many reasons.
Much cheaper than staples.
Easier to open with a little knife, just slit the tape and POOF, open.
If you place in those plastic sheets that hold 20 they go in and out easier.
If you staple a 2x2, place to your lips and blow on the stapled side and you will see your breath goes right through. Not so with tape. This means your staples are just not helping seal the coins.
If you place your 2x2's in one of those Whitman 2 row boxes, they slide in and out without snagging on a staple.
No chance of a staple scratching a coin.

 

Well first he mentioned he's use stainless steel and that was scaring me
But I was more thinking that with those marks it might be considered damaged or some other thing that would make them grade it GENUINE.
But it looks like they do just feel that that is a toning issue and grade it.

I also use the Max stapler with the standard staples but am now thinking that I need to put some desiccant in my SDB to help stop that from happening.

 

On a separate note. Some time back I purchased a 1921S Lincoln Cent in about MS63 in a 2x2. It was stapled. I wanted to place it in an album. I used a screw driver to remover the staples. It slipped, ran accross Lincoln's face.
No more staples for me.

 

Duke, I was just worried that the toning, being in rather odd pattern ( spacing), it might be considered questionable, or that the coin was held by something there as it was dipped. Interesting you have a couple, I had never seen any others.

Jim